Security Engineer Vulnerability Management & Threat Hunting

SpaceX; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer to join the Vulnerability Management team to identify, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities and threats while developing internal security tools. The role includes hands-on triage, Purple/Red Team activities, and ongoing threat hunting.

We value strong communication to translate findings into actionable guidance and work with cross-functional teams to reduce risk and improve security tooling and processes. Onsite required at SpaceX facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline or 2+ years of security software development experience.
• Experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
• Experience designing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or large-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop 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.
• Perform Purple Team exercises to test controls and improve detection.
• Contribute to Red Team operations or simulations, including scoping and post-exercise analysis.
• Build and operate threat communication processes for timely alerts on new threats.
• Conduct continuous threat assessment integrating threat intelligence and attack trends.
• Document findings, produce metrics, and provide risk summaries to leadership.

Skills

Python

Go

C/C++

Rust

Security Dev

Bug bounty triage

Purple Team

Red Team

Threat hunting

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM

Tools

Bug bounty platforms

Web app testing tools

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Security Engineer to join the Vulnerability Management team to identify, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities and threats while developing internal security tools. The role includes hands-on triage, Purple/Red Team activities, and ongoing threat hunting.

We value strong communication to translate findings into actionable guidance and work with cross-functional teams to reduce risk and improve security tooling and processes. Onsite required at SpaceX facilities.