New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starship)

Overview

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship will be the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, with the ability to carry in excess of 100 metric tons to Earth orbit.

As a Software Engineer on the Starship Software team, you will design, develop, and test software that is used to both control and simulate SpaceX flight systems. You will engage with other SpaceX software and hardware engineers to implement and debug software at all layers of our stack – application, operating system, networking, firmware, simulation – to achieve the mission.

Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here.

Responsibilities

• Expect a dynamic role doing what you’re best at, aligned to the part of the program you’re most effectively able to contribute to.
• Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations required to validate them.
• Own all aspects of software development, including design, testing, and integration to the mission.
• Work with counterpart engineering teams to develop and maintain launch and vehicle software.
• Transition from the challenge of building hardware to flying reusable rockets and deploying complex satellites to orbit.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• Graduating with a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD in 2027.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Proven skills and knowledge of C++, Rust, or other systems programming language.
• Experience building or working with real-time embedded systems or distributed computing systems.
• Strong focus and interest in designing, architecting, and implementing excellent, bug-free software.
• Strong critical thinking and first-principles problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic environment while assuming high levels of responsibility and demonstrating accountability for software outcomes.
• Experience working at a nimble engineering organization or in a highly technical position that required a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner to accomplish tasks with tight time or budget constraints.
• Excelled in ultra-competitive environments (podium finish in engineering, math, or science competitions, top percentile scores, or other feats of intellectual achievement).
• Succeeded in multiple endeavors at once (e.g., worked through college, student athlete, strong performance in multiple fields).
• Demonstrated rapid growth and held successive positions of increasing responsibility.
• Success in academics at a rigorous university: minimum GPA 3.5/4.0 or higher, standardized test scores minimum 95th percentile, merit-based scholarship recipient.

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• ITAR Requirements: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (green card holder), refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required State Department authorizations.