SpaceX is looking to solve the problem of optimally scheduling space and ground hardware for the Starshield constellation to minimize latency, maximize constellation uptime, throughput, and reliability, supporting national security efforts with earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.
Requirements
- Development experience in C, C++ or assembly
- Knowledgeable in real-time rendering, game engine development, physics simulation, or other real-time, resource-constrained, high-performance computing
- Familiarity in network topology, numerical optimization techniques, graph theoretic approaches, or convex optimization
- Developed, debugged, and deployed software that has been used in real world applications/projects
- Experience with distributed systems and internet services
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable, real-time software that plans and executes network topology for our low-latency, high-bandwidth satellite-based global network in order to connect assets and maximize user experience
- Participate in and lead architecture, design, and code reviews
- Develop prototypes and manage experiments to prove out key design concepts
- Develop tools for software development and deployment, data analysis and visualization, and test execution across multiple environments, including virtualized hardware environments, real hardware-in-the-loop simulations, and on-orbit testing
Other
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of a degree
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Creative approach to problem solving, exceptional analytical skills, and engineering fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
