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# Data Engineer (Starlink Mobile)

- **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $165,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Data Analysis, C++ (Programming Language), Cluster Analysis, Custom Software, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Stores, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Systems, SQL Databases, Wireless Networks, Parquet, Data Processing, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Semi-structured Data, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Flink, Data Analytics, Machine Learning Operations, Presto
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18718892/Data-Engineer-Starlink-Mobile-Washington-Redmond

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, physics, mathematics, or a STEM discipline
 * 1+ years of data/software engineering experience (internship experience is applicable)
 * Experience in analytics, data science, or machine learning

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 * Experience handling large (TB+) datasets
 * Experience using SQL,
 * Development experience in an object-oriented programming language (i.e. C, C++, Python)
 * Experience building solutions with Parquet, or similar storage formats
 * Knowledge of Kubernetes
 * Experience building solutions with in-stream data processing of structured and semi-structured data
 * Experience building predictive models and machine learning pipelines (clustering analysis, prediction, anomaly detection)
 * Experience in custom ETL design, implementation, and maintenance
 * Experience with developing and deploying tools used for data analysis
 * Experienceusing Spark, Presto, Flink, or Snowflake
 * Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment that includes working with changing needs and requirements
 * Ability to take on projects that require taking initiative and developing new expertise

## Description

As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the strategy, key metrics, tools, software services, and processes for assessing how well key aspects of Starlink Mobile are scaling and how effective the Mobile Network is itself, in serving millions of users around the globe. You will work with operators, engineering leaders, subsystem responsible engineers, software engineers, and network engineers inside the Starlink Mobile organization as well as key contacts with various major external partners to help ensure the growth of this program., * Build and maintain mission-critical infrastructure, tools, processes, and custom software to objectively assess growth areas for the Starlink Mobile program

 * Automate the aggregation of metrics and detection of widespread application issues across Starlink Mobile
 * Establish and maintain relationships with key third-party application/content owners
 * Lead technical investigations about chronic application-level issues
 * Build ground-based software systems that ingest, transform, and store data
 * Apply data analytics, models, and techniques to data products created by space vehicles
 * Create catalogs of data and tools that can be used by you and other teams to perform analytics
 * Fuse data from multiple sources to create usable information