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Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)

AI summary of the role

This Operations Engineer role at SpaceX acts as a key technical partner, helping internal teams integrate large language models into their products and infrastructure.

What you’ll do

  • Work alongside internal teams to uncover their needs and design technical approaches aligned with their goals
  • Serve as the main technical point of contact, supporting end-to-end coordination with internal teams
  • Build prototypes and proof-of-concept applications integrating with Spok/Grok
  • Advise on system-on-system architecture and support teams in developing LLM-powered applications

What you’ll bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience in engineering or operations/process development
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
  • Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time

Technologies

LLM · large language models · prompt design · agent systems · retrieval architecture · Spok · Grok · machine learning · prototyping · production-level applications

About SpaceX

Builds reusable launch systems, spacecraft, and the Starlink satellite network to lower the cost of access to space while turning orbital infrastructure into a mass-market connectivity business.

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