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Principal Software Engineer, Power Optimization (starlink)

SpaceX
Location
Redmond, Washington
Work mode
On-site
Type
full time
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[ About this role ]

SpaceX is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for Power Optimization on the Starlink team in Redmond, Washington. This role involves developing high-performance, safety-critical software for satellite constellation optimization, including algorithms for safe operation, network value maximization, and physics-based modeling of satellite power and thermal behavior.

Skills and focus areas

  • software development
  • optimization problems
  • ground software
  • vehicle software
  • constellation optimization algorithms
  • physics models
  • thermal behavior
  • energy constraints
  • simulations
  • code quality
  • testing
  • verification

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