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Sr. Software Engineer, Computer Vision

SpaceX· NonDestructive Evaluation - Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$160k - $225kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior software engineer focused on AI/ML and computer vision for non-destructive evaluation and materials engineering on SpaceX manufacturing programs (Starship, Raptor, Starlink). Leads end-to-end model development to production deployment and monitoring, driving real-time inspection and defect detection in production-scale manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead computer vision model development and deployment for real-time inspection and automated defect recognition in production-scale manufacturing
  • Architect and implement pipelines for scalable model training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and retraining using industry-standard tools like Ray Train/Serve, Kubeflow, Airflow, or equivalent
  • Develop software to integrate hardware, sensors, and tooling (including sensor fusion) with AI-driven process monitoring systems
  • Build and optimize data pipelines from production lines, incorporating real-time stream processing and inference
  • Collaborate with part/process engineers, NDE engineers, and materials scientists to link advanced models and outputs to manufacturing
  • Lead design and code reviews, technology evaluations, and enforce best practices (e.g., style, CI/CD, accuracy, testability, efficiency, and standards)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, or related STEM discipline; OR 8+ years of professional experience building and deploying AI software/Machine Learning in lieu of a degree
  • 5+ years of software development experience
  • 3+ years deploying AI models to production environments
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience
  • 3+ years of experience leveraging Python for data analysis

Skills

Required:Computer vision model developmentPython
Nice to have:C++ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX)OpenCVDocker, KubernetesKubeflow / Ray / MLFlow

Benefits

  • long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • discretionary bonuses
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave as per policy
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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