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SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer, Computer Vision to lead AI-driven inspection and in-process monitoring initiatives. The role owns end-to-end solutions from model development to production deployment and monitoring, working closely with NDE, materials, and process engineering teams to deliver production-scale computer vision systems for Starship, Raptor, and Starlink manufacturing.

Skills

  • Strong expertise in computer vision and applied machine learning
  • Production deployment experience for ML models (real-time inference)
  • Proficient in Python for data analysis and production code
  • Familiarity with C++ (or similar) for performance-sensitive components
  • Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with ML ops tools (Kubeflow, Ray, MLFlow) and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Stream processing experience (Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ or equivalent)
  • Database knowledge (PostgreSQL or similar) and Linux proficiency
  • Experience applying AI to physics or simulation (PINNs, surrogate modeling) is highly desirable

Responsibilities

  • Lead computer vision model development and deployment for real-time production inspection and automated defect recognition
  • Architect and implement scalable pipelines for training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining (Ray Train/Serve, Kubeflow, Airflow or equivalent)
  • Develop software to integrate hardware, sensors, and tooling including sensor fusion for AI-driven process monitoring
  • Build and optimize data pipelines from production lines with real-time stream processing and inference
  • Collaborate with part/process engineers, NDE engineers, and materials scientists to connect model outputs to manufacturing decisions
  • Lead design and code reviews, technology evaluations, and enforce best practices (CI/CD, testing, style, efficiency)
  • Implement model monitoring, versioning, A/B testing, and drift detection in production

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or related STEM discipline
  • OR 8+ years professional experience building and deploying AI/ML software in lieu of a degree

Benefits

  • Base salary plus eligibility for long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards) and discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave, paid vacation (approx. 3 weeks), and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave per company policy and various employee discounts
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SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company aiming to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

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