LabVIEW Developer Position at SpaceX

[Adam W]

Hi everyone,

SpaceX in Southern California is looking for a LabVIEW developer to join their launch operations team.  It is a full-time, direct position. The job description is below, as well as a link to the position. 

http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oixJVfwd&s=NI_site

Please contact Aften Detwiler at SpaceX with any questions or inquiries.  His information is at the bottom of the job description.

Thanks!

- Adam

The Company

SpaceX is a US based space technology company founded by its residing CEO and CTO, Elon Musk, the former co-founder of PayPal. The company's goal is to renew a sense of excellence in the space industry by disrupting the current paradigm of complacency and replacing it with innovation and commercialized price points; laying the foundation for a truly space-faring human civilization.

SpaceX builds rockets and spacecraft from the ground up; including electronics, software, vehicle structures, and engines. In-house development includes nearly all flight critical custom components amounting to approximately 85% of our vehicles both by mass and by value.  Our development and production efforts represent some of the most dynamic and challenging technology problems seen in any organization.

Our success is driven by a wide variety of engineering perspectives and openness to all great ideas.  We pride ourselves on being a meritocracy where employees are defined by their capabilities and contributions, instead of title or tenure. We are actively seeking the best and brightest minds from all industries to continue to build our world class team.

Our employees thrive in a fast-paced engineering ecosystem focused on innovation and high levels of personal responsibility. At SpaceX we cut through the noise and believe in the essentials of hardcore engineering.

We build it, test it, and fly it.

The Department

Launch Operations – The Launch Operations group is tasked with final vehicle integration and launch/mission execution. They are also responsible for the launch pad infrastructure, including ground support equipment and tooling. The hardware produced by the other departments is delivered to the Launch Ops group for integration into one seamless, beautiful system. Once the vehicle is integrated, they do final vehicle roll out, check out, and countdown for launch. This team does a significant amount of travel to and from our launch sites.

The Job

Responsibilities

• Help maintain and upgrade the PXI/LabVIEW systems that control launch pad equipment.
• Help maintain and upgrade the LabVIEW-based vehicle control system used to command and monitor our Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles.
• Assist with developing, maintaining and upgrading the LabView-based Mission Operation system used to command and monitor our Dragon spacecraft.
• Design, develop and support new LabView-based applications and utilities as needed.
• Maintenance of Mission Control Centers with the help of our IT department.
• With the exception of the launch pad equipment program, most of our LabVIEW programs do not interact with DAQ hardware. While hardware experience is expected, advanced LabVIEW software skills are more important.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years CLD level LabVIEW experience.
• A good understanding of basic computer networking (TCP/IP, UDP, firewalls, VPN).
• Ability to learn new skills/languages/applications quickly (C++, MATLAB, JavaScript, STK, etc.).
• Must be enthusiastic about space systems.
• Must be willing to travel. Common destinations include Houston (NASA Johnson Space Center), McGregor TX (test site), Cape Canaveral FL (launch site), Kwajalein Marshall Islands (launch site).

Preferred skills

• CLD certification

SpaceX offers one of the best environments in the world for employees to learn, build real working systems and tackle exciting challenges every day. We operate in a fun, casual work environment and have great benefits including: competitive salary, stock options, medical/dental insurance and free gym memberships. By joining the SpaceX team, you are not just a part of history, you are making it.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, SpaceX hires only U.S. citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents

Aften Detwiler

Talent Acquisition

310.363.6590 | Aften.Detwiler@SpaceX.com

1 Rocket Road

Hawthorne, CA 90250