Sr. Software Engineer (Starship Quality)

SpaceX
Starbase, TXPosted 24 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (STARSHIP QUALITY) </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Our software team is part of the Starship Quality organization, which is responsible for guiding and implementing the Starship program’s quality standards as it matures from a research development program to a world-class human space flight program.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Our small, focused software team is responsible for aligning emerging and legacy ERP software to enforce increased standards of safety and reliability in the Starship program. Scope includes developing new software and data reporting solutions that drive the implementation of improved quality processes throughout the build and launch of Starship vehicles. We work closely with Build and Flight Reliability Engineers to identify critical project scope and fully own software design, implementation, and validation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here - we look for smart, motivated, respectful, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on an inspiring mission. You will have full ownership of challenging problems, working with a team of enthusiastic engineers with diverse perspectives to design and produce solutions that enable SpaceX to move towards our goals at a rapid pace. The success of the missions at SpaceX depends on the software that you and your team produce. We are looking for engineers who treat fellow teammates with fairness, respect, and support.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></strong> </span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height: 1; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Significantly contributes to software design for projects across the team, driving towards well-architected and performant solutions that seek to minimize complexity.</span> </span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Translates ambiguous and broadly scoped problem statements into clearly defined software deliverables. Implements deliverables efficiently and reliably</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Builds expertise in SpaceX’s Quality Processes supported by the team’s software and ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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