Product Security Engineer — Cryptography & Networks

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Bastrop, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking engineers to influence the security of software across space and terrestrial systems. You will design and build cryptographic services for Starlink, develop security features for routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites, and ensure secure operations across production systems.

Ideal candidates will have a CS/STEM background and hands-on experience in cryptography, OS security, and incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree
• Experience with one or more software development languages (i.e. Python, C++, Golang)
• Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise/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 our 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

Applied cryptography

Network security

Operating system security

Secure/Authenticated boot

Incident response

Vulnerability research

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM

Tools

Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs)

Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)

Job description

SpaceX is seeking engineers to influence the security of software across space and terrestrial systems. You will design and build cryptographic services for Starlink, develop security features for routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites, and ensure secure operations across production systems.

Ideal candidates will have a CS/STEM background and hands-on experience in cryptography, OS security, and incident response.