Security Engineer: Red Team & Threat Hunting

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer (Red Team) to join our Information Security team and safeguard mission-critical systems. The role focuses on identifying, assessing, and remediating vulnerabilities while building internal security tooling.

You will triage bug reports, conduct Purple and Red Team activities, and perform continuous threat hunting to protect SpaceX's operations. The ideal candidate will communicate complex findings clearly and partner with software development teams to drive

Qualifications

• Experience in offensive security testing and threat modeling.
• Ability to translate complex findings into actionable guidance for teams.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with developers and researchers.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools and processes to simplify security integration with fast delivery.
• Conduct code reviews to identify insecure patterns and remediation steps.
• Perform web app security testing using established frameworks and tools.
• Triage Bugcrowd reports and coordinate with researchers and internal teams.
• Lead Purple Team exercises to test controls and improve detections.
• Contribute to Red Team operations including scoping, execution support, and post-exercise analysis.
• Operate vulnerability communication processes for timely alerting on new threats.
• Conduct ongoing threat assessments integrating threat intel and vulnerabilities.

Skills

Red Team experience

Vulnerability assessment

Web application security

Threat hunting

Bug bounty coordination

Tools

Burp Suite

OWASP ZAP

Bugcrowd

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer (Red Team) to join our Information Security team and safeguard mission-critical systems. The role focuses on identifying, assessing, and remediating vulnerabilities while building internal security tooling.

You will triage bug reports, conduct Purple and Red Team activities, and perform continuous threat hunting to protect SpaceX's operations. The ideal candidate will communicate complex findings clearly and partner with software development teams to drive