Mission Integration Engineer, AI (Starshield)
The Mission Integration Engineer, AI (Starshield) will contribute to the development of highly reliable, mission-critical AI solutions for government and enterprise use cases within SpaceX's Special Programs. This role involves full-stack development of AI content interaction systems, prototyping, and enhancing model performance through prompt tuning or fine-tuning, with a focus on secure and scalable deployment. The engineer will be responsible for the entire software lifecycle, from requirements gathering to production rollout.
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.
Special Programs leverages technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. Starshield, within Special Programs, is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.
The data applications team is building highly reliable mission-critical AI solutions supporting Starshield use-cases. You will drive the development and enhancement of core applications while collaborating cross-functionally to deliver end-to-end products. Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here—we want our engineers to bring fresh ideas from all areas. We look for engineers who love solving problems and seek to make an impact on an inspiring mission. As we expand this team, we’re looking for versatile, motivated, and collaborative engineers.
Our team is responsible for identifying pain points, scoping product specifications, and designing and building LLM-powered software for government or enterprise use cases. This role will enhance model performance through system prompt tuning or fine-tuning, with an eye toward secure and scalable deployment.
Posted June 2, 2026