New Graduate Engineer, Software

SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA

Posted Apr 3, 2026

Est. total comp~$201K–$317K

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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.

NEW GRADUATE ENGINEER, SOFTWARE

Our SpaceX team is working on the toughest and most audacious projects on our planet: making humanity multiplanetary. As a software engineer on the SpaceX team, you will demonstrate extreme ownership through detailed and thorough design, testing, and deployment - ultimately seeing your software through all aspects of its life cycle. You will work with many cross-disciplinary teams and will need to think at a system level to ensure that your code is viable. Our development timelines are quick and you will need to rigorously explore solutions for previously unsolved or unknown problems. Every day, we push the limits of what is possible through innovation, determination, and teamwork to drive the mission to success.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Expect a dynamic role doing what you’re best at. Our team is building high-performance flight hardware. Whatever your skill set, you’ll be 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. …

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Crew department: Comms

Skills this kind of role usually asks for:

Embedded C and C++
RF and antennas basics
Networking
Electronics and PCB debugging
Test automation

Train for it: the Comms Track: Spacecraft Links and Flight Software Basics. 4 short modules, a quiz after each one and a final test. Pass it and you get the Mars Mining Certificate in Spacecraft Comms Fundamentals, with its own public page you can link from your resume.

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I can do Embedded C and C++ on the job, or have used it in a class or project I can do RF and antennas basics on the job, or have used it in a class or project I can do Networking on the job, or have used it in a class or project I can do Electronics and PCB debugging on the job, or have used it in a class or project I can do Test automation on the job, or have used it in a class or project I have a project or work sample I could show an interviewer My resume is tailored to this kind of role I've practiced answering interview questions for this kind of job

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