GNC Engineer, Beam Planning (Starshield) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $125K - $150K. Posted on May 26, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Develop highly reliable and performant GNC algorithms, flight software, simulations, tools, and services using C++ or Python Conduct analyses, recommend designs, and write GNC software that balances competing requirements Build software tools and construct scenarios to analyze system performance Write high-quality technical documentation of programs, algorithms, or analysis Develop software models of the operation…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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