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Site Reliability Engineer, GNC

SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA

Posted Apr 29, 2026

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Salary
$125K-$145K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$116,543 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+9.8% - Much faster than average

16% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Weekend work
Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Site Reliability Engineer, GNC Hawthorne, CA SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER, GNC SpaceX's mission is to make humanity multiplanetary by developing fully and rapidly reusable launch systems capable of launching Starship multiple times per day while continuing to scale the Starlink constellation. To support these goals, we are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to operate and scale custom-built, mission-critical products for the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) teams. GNC teams at SpaceX are responsible for vehicle design, trajectory design and optimization, high-fidelity vehicle simulation, software and control algorithm development, while also supporting both launch and on-orbit operations across multiple vehicle programs. In this role, you will work closely with GNC teams across SpaceX to maintain and improve a suite of critical GNC-focused tools and infrastructure that must scale reliably to enable a multiplanetary future. These systems include on-prem services, large-scale Monte Carlo simulations on our high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, automated data analysis pipelines, continuous integration systems for rocket and simulation software, GNC analysis infrastructure, and vehicle configuration verification tools. The ideal candidate is flexible, possesses broad skills spanning product operations and software development, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Deploy, upgrade, operate, and scale a suite of mission-critical GNC products and services

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