Alex Bixel
Senior Software Engineer at SpaceX
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Bixel is a Senior Software Engineer at SpaceX with nine years of experience bridging astronomy research and production software for space systems. Trained as an exoplanet astronomer with a PhD from the University of Arizona, he has developed open-source simulation tools, led statistical methods for maximizing science return of flagship telescopes, and translated that research into satellite simulation and flight-focused engineering at SpaceX. He excels at turning complex scientific requirements into robust, production-grade code for next-generation telescopes and spacecraft systems. Based in Redmond, he combines hands-on engineering with deep domain expertise in exoplanet science—an uncommon mix that accelerates mission-driven software development.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaBachelor's degree Astronomy and Physics, Bachelor's degree Astronomy and Physics at University of Virginia
Github Skills (6)
simulation-framework9
vscode5
vscode-extension5
machine-learning3
jupyter3
jupyter-extension1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
danielapai/bioverse
Jan 2021 - Sep 2021
A simulation framework to assess the statistical power of future biosignature surveys
Contributions:2 releases, 60 commits, 48 pushes in 8 months
simulation-framework
abixel/Bioverse
Sep 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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