SpaceX
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
About this role
SpaceX seeks an Operations Engineer to serve as a technical bridge between internal teams and AI capabilities, helping design and implement large language model solutions across the organization. You'll prototype applications, advise on system architecture, and guide teams through responsible AI deployment from exploration to production.
What you'll do
- Partner with internal teams to understand needs and design LLM-integrated technical approaches
- Build prototypes and proof-of-concept applications demonstrating integration with Spok/Grok
- Advise on system-on-system architecture for LLM-powered applications
- Coordinate across Sales, Product, and Engineering teams as primary technical point of contact
- Stay current with evolving LLM technologies, best practices, and development tools
- Support end-to-end implementation ensuring safety and responsible deployment
What they're looking for
- Large language model design and deployment
- Prompt engineering and LLM evaluation methods
- Agent systems and retrieval-augmented generation architecture
- Production-level software development
- Cross-functional team collaboration and communication
- AI product design, integration, and testing
- Enterprise process improvement and AI system design
- Ability to work under pressure with multiple parallel priorities
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Long-term incentives via company stock or cash awards
- 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays annually
- Short and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
- Paid parental leave and employee stock purchase plan
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe a time you built a production-level application using large language models—what challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
- Walk us through your experience supporting cross-functional engineering teams; how did you manage competing priorities and limited resources?