Principal Security Software Engineer - Space Internet

SpaceX; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Principal Security Software Engineer to lead security design across Starlink-related software. You will influence cryptographic services, secure boot, and OS security across the product lines, collaborating with multiple engineering teams to ship reliable, secure software.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of security software development, strong C/C++/Golang, and experience with TPMs/HSMs and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; plus 8+ years in security software development, or 10+ years without a degree.
• Experience with Python, C++, or Golang.
• Experience designing security for operating systems, distributed systems, or large-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and build security infrastructure for Starlink, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services
• Develop security features for Starlink systems, including router, dish, gateways, and satellites
• Design security into factory processes and provide network services in support of this
• Maintain existing production systems and improve security posture via both direct implementation and recommendations to other teams
• Build prototypes and help identify, design, and test security improvements
• Further our mission of providing secure and reliable Internet to underserved communities

Skills

Software engineering

Applied cryptography

Network security

Operating system security

Secure/Authenticated boot

Incident response and adversary detect

Vulnerability research

Python

C++

Golang

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline

10+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree

Tools

Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs)

Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Principal Security Software Engineer to lead security design across Starlink-related software. You will influence cryptographic services, secure boot, and OS security across the product lines, collaborating with multiple engineering teams to ship reliable, secure software.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of security software development, strong C/C++/Golang, and experience with TPMs/HSMs and distributed systems.