Embedded & Networking Security Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer focused on embedded and networking security to design, build, and maintain security controls for critical spaceflight systems. You will work on authentication, identity services, automation, and scalable security tooling across enterprise networks and cloud deployments.

The role emphasizes secure coding practices, cross-platform internals, PKI environments, and experience with SAML, OIDC, and OAuth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a STEM discipline or 2+ years in security software development.
• Experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust in security-focused projects.
• Experience designing security solutions for OS, distributed systems, or large-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain security solutions for SpaceX systems and data.
• Implement authentication, identity services, and MFA approaches.
• Develop automation and scripting to support security operations.
• Manage network security systems and backend infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Go

C#

C/C++

Rust

PKI

SAML/OIDC/OAuth

Linux

Windows

macOS internals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer focused on embedded and networking security to design, build, and maintain security controls for critical spaceflight systems. You will work on authentication, identity services, automation, and scalable security tooling across enterprise networks and cloud deployments.

The role emphasizes secure coding practices, cross-platform internals, PKI environments, and experience with SAML, OIDC, and OAuth.