Generative Spacecraft Design Software Engineer (ML/AI)
Oligo SpaceAI-driven Spacecraft company
Hawthorne, United States$110K - $164KMid
Lux Capital
Radical Ventures
Alumni Ventures
Link Ventures
Mana Ventures
Kakao Ventures
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Develop AI systems for automated spacecraft design and manufacturing.
- •Oligo is building a manufacturing-in-the-loop foundation model to automate spacecraft design and production worldwide.
- •Our approach allows customers to focus entirely on their own technology and mission objectives, while we handle everything, from design and manufacturing to launch and operations.
- •Key Responsibilities Develop and deploy vision-language models (VLMs) that parse technical documents, datasheets, and system specs into structured engineering constraints.
- •Build and train reinforcement learning agents that explore multivariable design spaces—balancing structural, thermal, orbital, and manufacturability objectives.
- •Design and run CNN-based topology optimizers (e.g., U-Net + FEniCSx) for reducing mass in structural components while maintaining stiffness and compliance.
- •Construct multi-agent AI systems that simulate, evaluate, decompose, and iteratively redesign spacecraft configurations using embedded physics models.
- •Contribute to our infrastructure for automated, high-context model training using flight data, past simulations, and test results—enabling real-time design intelligence.
- •Requirements Bachelor’s/Masters degree (or final semester) in Computer Science, ML/AI, Engineering, or a related technical field (or willing to leave existing program) Experience in ML/AI through research, personal projects, or internships (not just coursework). 2+ years of experience building advanced ML systems (deep learning, RL, planning, or LLM agent frameworks).
- •Strong proficiency in Python, including PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow, and modern tooling (e.g., LangChain, Ray, FastAPI, DVC, Docker).
- •Experience working on one or more of the following:
Required skills
PythonPyTorchJAXTensorFlowLangChainFastAPIDocker
Domain expertise
aerospace
Benefits & perks
Equity, Unlimited PTO, Medical (Platinum coverage), Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance, Catering provided on-site everyday
Tech stack
PythonPyTorchJAXTensorFlowLangChainFastAPIDocker