Starshield Product Security Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock-based incentives

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Product Security Engineer for Starshield to influence the security of software across our Starshield product lines, including earth observation, communications and hosted payloads. You will apply cryptography, network and OS security principles to design robust defenses.

Level-headed communication, ability to work with multiple teams, and a willingness to pursue secure-by-design solutions are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM or 2+ years of security software development experience.
• Experience with Python, C++, or Golang.
• Experience designing security for OS, distributed systems, or large-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and build security infrastructure for Starshield, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services
• Develop security features for Starshield 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

Skills

Software engineering

Applied cryptography

Network security

Operating system security

Secure boot

Incident response

Vulnerability research

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM

Tools

TPMs

HSMs

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Product Security Engineer for Starshield to influence the security of software across our Starshield product lines, including earth observation, communications and hosted payloads. You will apply cryptography, network and OS security principles to design robust defenses.

Level-headed communication, ability to work with multiple teams, and a willingness to pursue secure-by-design solutions are essential.