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SOFTWARE ENGINEER (DYNAMICS)
The Starship Dynamics team is responsible for all dynamic and vibration analyses on SpaceX’s Starship vehicle. The group is focused on supporting structural design, analysis, and verification of the Starship booster and ship. You will be responsible for creating and maintaining software to make dynamics analyses more efficient and implementing automation to directly impact vehicle development. The software tools that you write will interface with a wide range of analyses including structural dynamics, flight data processing and review, model and analysis correlation, trajectory design, and engine dynamics. In this role, you are expected to have solid software and analytical skills, in addition to familiarity with and a desire to learn about dynamic systems and a broad range of engineering disciplines.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Implement tools for dynamics analysis for the Starship vehicle
- Create and maintain a cutting-edge software platform to reliably execute and manage large processing tasks
- Build highly robust software that is scalable for many analysis teams
- Work with analysis groups to automate processes to support quick development iteration
- Provide software support for test and launch operations
BASIC QUALIFICIATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, physics, mathematics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or other engineering discipline
- 1+ years of development experience with Python, Javascript, and/or SQL (internships and school projects experience qualify)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Background in physics or engineering-based simulation
- Knowledge of dynamics and aerospace environments
- Strong Python skills
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Demonstrated ability to own projects, critically define requirements, operate both independently and collaboratively, communicate effectively, and drive a successful outcome
- Experience with full stack software development
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Familiarity with MATLAB
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary.
SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA.
