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SpaceX · 17 hours ago

Sr. Data Engineer, Hardware Reliability (Starlink Product)

Bastrop, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to analyze the performance and reliability of Starlink customer hardware. The role involves building data science infrastructure, leading investigations, and applying data science techniques to enhance customer experience and business growth.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Build and maintain critical data science infrastructure, tools, processes, and custom software to objectively assess the performance and reliability of Starlink customer hardware

Lead technical data-driven investigations with tight timelines by diving into isolated or fleet-wide performance or reliability issues affecting our customers and present findings to executives

Apply data science and statistical inference techniques to analyze data and build models that help improve customer experience and drive business growth

Build software systems that ingest, transform, store, and combine data from multiple sources

Create custom datasets, analyses, and analytics tools that will be used by internal teams and stakeholders to monitor, analyze, and impact business outcomes

Consistently contribute effort, leadership, and creative thinking to solving complex problems in a collaborative fashion under tight deadlines

Build relationships and collaborate across disciplines including engineering, production, test, inventory, quality, supply chain, and customer experience to drive positive business outcomes

Qualification

PythonSQLData engineeringMachine learningData visualizationBash scriptingStatistical analysisCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science or data science

3+ years of professional experience in data or software engineering in Python, SQL, or Bash scripting

2+ years of professional experience in data science and machine learning fundamentals (regression, classification, clustering, anomaly detection, natural language processing)

This position is based in Bastrop, TX and requires being on-site, remote work not considered

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

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

Preferred

Master's degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or other STEM discipline

6+ years of professional experience in data or software engineering, with strong proficiency in Python, SQL, Bash scripting, and familiarity with at least one additional programming language (e.g., R, Java, Scala, C++)

5+ years of professional experience in data science and machine learning fundamentals (regression, classification, clustering, anomaly detection, natural language processing)

Experience building production-level predictive models, machine learning solutions, and analytics pipelines

Strong software engineering skills; ability to write clean, efficient, and robust code with a foundation in software development best-practices; ability to contribute to internal code repositories and production services

Deep expertise cleaning, aggregating, analyzing and automating large, industry-complex datasets

Strong in data engineering fundamentals – relational databases, data pipeline development and orchestration, and data science-focused cloud development

Strong analytical skills: Statistical analysis, data visualization, and quantitative reasoning

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to make presentations to engineers, team members, internal customers, and management