Red Team Security Engineer: Threat Hunting & Vulnerabilities

SpaceX; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer (Red Team) to join our Information Security department in safeguarding our mission. You will triage bug reports, perform Purple/Red Team activities, and develop internal tools for vulnerability management across enterprise systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on security testing, threat hunting, and collaboration with engineering teams to translate findings into concrete mitigations. Onsite work is required at SpaceX facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or STEM field or 2+ years security software development experience.
• Experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
• Experience designing security solutions for large infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Development of tools, processes, and guidance that make security easier to adopt without slowing delivery.
• Conduct software code reviews to identify insecure patterns and help teams remediate issues.
• Perform web application security testing using established frameworks and tools.
• Triage and validate Bugcrowd reports, coordinate with researchers, and work with internal teams on remediation and disclosure.
• Perform Purple Team exercises to test controls and improve detection.
• Contribute to Red Team operations or simulations, including scoping, execution support, and post-exercise analysis.
• Build and operate vulnerability communication processes for timely alerts on new threats.
• Conduct continuous threat assessment by folding threat intelligence into scanning coverage and prioritization.
• Partner with other security sub-teams to keep efforts consistent and reduce duplication.
• Escalate critical issues with practical mitigation options.
• Document findings, produce metrics, and provide regular risk summaries to leadership.

Skills

Python

Go

C#

C/C++

Rust

Threat hunting

Bug bounty

Purple Team

Red Team

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Bugcrowd

HackerOne

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer (Red Team) to join our Information Security department in safeguarding our mission. You will triage bug reports, perform Purple/Red Team activities, and develop internal tools for vulnerability management across enterprise systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on security testing, threat hunting, and collaboration with engineering teams to translate findings into concrete mitigations. Onsite work is required at SpaceX facilities.