Forward Deployed Engineer, Mission Systems… at SpaceX · Hawthorne

Summary: SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Forward Deployed Engineer will work within the Mission Management team to tackle technical problems, develop system specifications, and ensure mission success through collaboration with various disciplines across the company. Responsibilities: - Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans, design missions, and participate in real world operations - Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives - Work with internal and external stakeholders to drive development. Collaborate with subsystem representatives across team boundaries to consider all necessary trades and ensure end-to-end mission success - Support all phases of the program from development, initial proposal, through successful test, flight, and on-orbit commissioning. This will include educating the customer on our designs and methodologies - Own ground segment architecture design Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in a engineering or science discipline - 1+ years of software engineering or electrical engineering, working hands-on with hardware or software technical projects - This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment - Must be available to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to support critical milestones or operations shifts - Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX offices, customer locations, and remote ground sites as needed - Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with USG intelligence processes and systems - Experience integrating with genAI and traditional machine learning techniques expectations and skills - Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and deliver reliable and expeditious results across multiple parallel priorities - Highly detail oriented, hardworking, and professional with excellent written and verbal technical communication skills - Spacecraft mission design, development, integration, and/or test experience - Strong penchant for innovation in process improvement and system design Required Skills: Software engineering, Electrical engineering, Hardware integration, USG intelligence systems, Generative AI, Machine learning, Spacecraft mission design, Mission integration, System design, Process improvement Benefits: Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, Potential discretionary bonuses, Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, Short and long-term disability insurance, Life insurance, Paid parental leave, Various other discounts and perks, 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy