Senior AI Security Engineer — Starshield

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 170,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Washington, DC seeks a Sr. AI Security Software Engineer (Starshield) to design and build security-critical agents that automate defense for Starshield infrastructure, leveraging AI to identify and fix security issues across systems.

You will guide testing of AI integrations, identify new automation opportunities, and work with multiple teams to raise the security posture while advancing inter-planetary missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM and 5+ years in security software development, or 7+ years without a degree.
• Experience with Python, C++, or Golang.
• Experience designing security for OS, distributed systems, or large-scale infra.
• Experience with LLMs or AI topics.

Responsibilities

• Design and build security-critical agents for Starshield that automate network and systems defense
• Leverage AI to discover and fix security issues in Starshield infrastructure and systems
• Provide guidance and perform testing of AI integrations into new and existing Starshield systems
• Identify new areas of the program where meaningful security improvements can be gained via automation and AI
• Maintain existing production systems and improve security posture via both direct implementation and recommendations to other teams

Skills

Software engineering

Agent engineering and security

Network security

Operating system security

Incident response and adversary detec�

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM

Tools

Python

C++

Golang

Job description

SpaceX in Washington, DC seeks a Sr. AI Security Software Engineer (Starshield) to design and build security-critical agents that automate defense for Starshield infrastructure, leveraging AI to identify and fix security issues across systems.

You will guide testing of AI integrations, identify new automation opportunities, and work with multiple teams to raise the security posture while advancing inter-planetary missions.