Mission Integration Engineer, Security Products (Top Secret)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Mission Integration Engineer (Security Products) with TS clearance to lead security-related certification and integration tasks. You will interface with government stakeholders, coordinate data packages, and ensure timely deliveries across engineering teams.

The role spans proposal through flight and on-orbit commissioning, requiring strong communication and problem-solving in a high-security environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or computer science.
• 2+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, or mission integration engineering.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute compliance and certification tasks with government entities.
• Produce accreditation deliverables on tight timelines.
• Collaborate with SpaceX teams to prepare design, analysis, and test data for government reviews.
• Identify issues affecting requirements; drive closure across teams.
• Develop rationales, mitigate risks, and ensure on-schedule deliveries.
• Lead milestone reviews and technical interchange meetings.
• Deliver technical products and respond to data requests on time.
• Coordinate certification tasks with technical teams to meet expectations and schedule.
• Partner on design decisions that meet security requirements using SpaceX tech.
• Serve as primary customer interface and security liaison with stakeholders.
• Support all program phases from proposal to on-orbit commissioning.
• Present positions clearly at meetings and defend with evidence.
• Distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives.

Skills

Technical program management

Systems engineering

Mission integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Mission Integration Engineer (Security Products) with TS clearance to lead security-related certification and integration tasks. You will interface with government stakeholders, coordinate data packages, and ensure timely deliveries across engineering teams.

The role spans proposal through flight and on-orbit commissioning, requiring strong communication and problem-solving in a high-security environment. Travel up to 10% may be required.