SpaceX
Aerospace
FlightSoftwareEngineer(StarlinkMobile)
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“Flight Software Engineer (Starlink Mobile) at SpaceX. Skills: Flight Software Development, Embedded Systems, Systems Programming, RF Software Development, Network Software Development. Develop mission critical flight software to fly thousands of spacecraft in one of the harshest environments known to man.. Develop cutting edge RF software to drive some of the most sophisticated phased arrays in existence right to their physics limit.”
What You'll Achieve.
fly thousands of spacecraft; turn thousands of nodes hurtling around Earth at Mach 20 into the world's largest network
Industry & Context.
technically excellent first-principles problem solver; love for solving hard problems quickly, simply, and permanently in high-impact situations
U. S. citizen or national, U. S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U. S. C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U. S. C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U. S. Department of State.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or other engineering, math, or science discipline., Experience in C, C++, Rust, or other low-level systems programming language.
Nice to Have
Experience writing bare-metal software for embedded devices., Experience writing Rust, C, or C++ in a production environment., Experience with network protocols, operating systems, and compilers., Experience owning software through design, development, testing, and deployment., Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with rapidly changing needs and requirements., Excellent written and verbal communication skills., Extreme curiosity and a burning desire to push systems to the physics limit of simplicity and performance.
What You'll Do.
Develop mission critical flight software to fly thousands of spacecraft in one of the harshest environments known to man.
Develop cutting edge RF software to drive some of the most sophisticated phased arrays in existence right to their physics limit.
Develop performance critical network software to turn thousands of nodes hurtling around Earth at Mach 20 into the world's largest network.
Own your software end-to-end from prototyping and design through implementation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work closely with electrical, mechanical, RF, thermal, propulsion, and guidance and control engineers
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Process & Methodology
prototyping, design, implementation, test, deployment, support
Full Job Description
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. FLIGHT SOFTWARE ENGINEER (STARLINK MOBILE) Starlink Mobile is SpaceX's next-generation mobile network, connecting human beings all around the globe anywhere they can see the sky. We are in the early days of one of the most ambitious mega projects humanity has ever undertaken. Flight Software is where all the disciplines at SpaceX come together. As flight software engineers, we are fully responsible for our spacecraft from cradle to fiery grave: for turning an idea, then a collection of parts, into a living, breathing, spacecraft. We work closely with electrical, mechanical, RF, thermal, propulsion, and guidance and control engineers to design, build, and fly some of the most sophisticated spacecraft in the world at a scale no-one else approaches. We own the full stack from the bare metal microcontroller firmware that drives our custom silicon, to Linux kernels and drivers on our larger CPUs and FPGAs, to the realtime phased array control, network control, and vehicle control that flies our satellites. We are a small, tight-knit team with a relentless focus on speed, simplicity, reliability, and performance. To succeed in this role you must be a technically excellent first-principles problem solver, a passionately curious self-starter with a love for solving hard problems quickly, simply, and permanently in high-impact situations. RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop mission critical flight software to fly thousands of spacecraft in one of the harshest environments known to man. Develop cutting edge RF software to drive some of the most sophisticated phased arrays in existence right to their physics limit. Develop performance critical network software to turn thousands of nodes hurtling around Earth at
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