GNC Engineer, Orbit Determination/Stargaze (Starlink) is open at SpaceX in Redmond, WA. The posting gives a salary of $125K - $165K. Posted on Aug 26, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Maintain, update, and operate orbit determination tools and pipelines to support collision avoidance and space safety operations Develop and refine image processing algorithms for object detection and data association to enhance system performance Operate surveillance systems and collaborate closely with collision avoidance and mission operations teams to support real-time decision-making Improve overall system…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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