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Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)

SpaceX· Application Software
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $130kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Hybrid technical partner role focusing on integrating large language models into products and infrastructure across internal SpaceX teams, emphasizing safety and responsible deployment.

Responsibilities

  • Work alongside internal teams to uncover their needs and design technical approaches that closely align with their goals
  • Serve as the main technical point of contact, supporting end-to-end while coordinating with internal teams to ensure strong outcomes
  • Build prototypes and proof-of-concept applications that clearly illustrate effective ways to integrate with Spok/Grok
  • Advise on system-on-system architecture and support teams in developing advanced applications powered by LLMs – Large Language Models
  • Keep current evolving LLM technologies, best practices, and the tools commonly used in fast-moving environments

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience working in engineering or operations/process development

Skills

Required:Production-level application developmentLarge language models (LLMs) experienceOnsite work readiness
Nice to have:Cross-functional collaborationPrompt design, evaluation methods, agent systems, retrieval architectureAI product design/integration/testingPressure management and multi-priority deliveryAI system design and enterprise process improvements

Benefits

  • long-term incentives (company stock or long-term cash awards)
  • potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks)
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Jul 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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