SpaceX · 1 day ago
Operations Engineer (Starlink Aviation)
Woodinville, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$95K/yr - $115K/yr
1+ years expSpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars, and they are seeking an Operations Engineer for Starlink Aviation. The role involves ensuring the performance and reliability of aviation processes, leading technical investigations, and building robust processes for efficient hardware troubleshooting.
AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead technical investigations with tight timelines by diving into isolated or fleet-wide performance or reliability issues which affect our customers and present findings to executives
Build and maintain critical infrastructure, tools, processes, and custom software to objectively assess the performance and reliability of Starlink aviation hardware
Apply data science and statistical inference skills to analyze data and build models that help improve customer experience and drive business growth and operational efficiencies
Develop tooling and operational processes to drive improvements to customer experience, time to resolution of customer issues, and enable efficient hardware processing and troubleshooting
Build and maintain data pipelines, automated metric aggregation, and dashboards to give visibility and alert on performance and reliability metrics
Drive positive business outcomes across disciplines including engineering, production, test, inventory, quality, supply chain, and customer experience
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, data analysis, or other STEM discipline
1+ years of experience with SQL
1+ years of experience with data analysis in Python/R
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Must be willing to travel (up to 25%)
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
1+ years of experience with Bash scripting
Strong coding skills: clean, efficient, and well-documented code with a foundation in software design principles
Familiarity with data science and machine learning fundamentals (regression, classification, clustering, anomaly detection)
Strong analytical skills: statistical analysis, data visualization, and quantitative reasoning
Experience building predictive models and analytics pipelines
Experience with developing and deploying tools used for data analysis
Experience in a technical operational role under the pressure of a live service or production environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to make presentations to engineers, team members, internal customers, and management
Proven ability to build efficient analytics pipelines and applications
Experience in electrical, RF, Wi-Fi, and network engineering
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment that includes working with changing needs and requirements
Ability to identify customer needs, gather requirements, and execute independently
Ability to take on projects that require initiative and developing new expertise
Benefits
Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, 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 time in compliance with state and federal law
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.78BKey Investors
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