# Staff Ground Software Engineer Jobs in Hawthorne, CA

200 staff ground software engineer jobs in Hawthorne, CA. Top employers: SpaceX, Vast, Oligo Security, and 1 more. Salaries from $46K–$350K.

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**Lead Operations Engineer** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 135K–215K/yr
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**Principal Operations Engineer (Application Software)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 180K–275K/yr
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**Space Operations Engineer (Ground Operator Training)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 95K–130K/yr
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**Lead Software Engineer, Components Test (Starshield)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–265K/yr
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**Mission Integration Engineer, Mission and Ground Systems (Starshield)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | CONTRACTOR | USD 100K–130K/yr
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**Embedded Software Engineer, Platform (Starshield)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 125K–160K/yr
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**Propulsion Test Engineer (Raptor Components)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 100K–130K/yr
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**Sr. Software Engineer, Network Observability (Starlink)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–265K/yr
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**Sr. Software Engineer, Security (Starship)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 160K–225K/yr
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**Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack - Top Secret Clearance** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–230K/yr
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**Software Engineer, Backend (C/C++)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 125K–150K/yr
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**Software Engineer (Starfall)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 125K–150K/yr
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**Manager, Data Center Hardware & Infrastructure (TS/SCI)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–240K/yr
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**Principal Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 200K–285K/yr
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**Software Engineer, Backend (Python/C++)** at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 125K–150K/yr
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