Designs, builds, and operates optical metrology and test systems to validate Starlink space laser and optical payload hardware; automates test procedures and data collection using Python, C/C++, and ZEMAX.
The OT Systems Engineer supports SpaceX's mission IT team by designing, deploying, and maintaining operational technology and industrial control systems for launch, manufacturing, and commodities generation. The role blends OT expertise with IT skills like virtualization, VDI, GitOps, and edge compute to build secure, high-availability ICS environments across multiple sites.
A PCB Designer on SpaceX’s Avionics Hardware Development team creates printed circuit board layouts from schematics for Falcon and Dragon spacecraft, collaborating with electrical and mechanical engineers on placement, routing, DFM, and documentation using tools like Altium or KiCad.
Designs printed circuit board layouts for SpaceX’s Starshield hardware, collaborating with hardware engineers on component placement, routing, and documentation for radio, power, and satellite systems using tools like Mentor Xpedition and Altium.
Installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs physical security hardware such as access control and CCTV systems at SpaceX facilities, working with Lenel and Avigilon platforms and supporting security staff and vendors.
Leads a team of cybersecurity engineers defending SpaceX's Starshield satellite network, running red-team exercises, vulnerability discovery, and incident response. Hands-on role blending software and security; requires a Top Secret clearance.
Leads digital ASIC and FPGA verification for SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink chips, owning test plans from development through pre-silicon verification, chip bring-up, and post-silicon validation using UVM/OVM/VMM, constrained random verification, and Python scripting.
Designs, maintains, and scales SpaceX's Starship continuous integration systems and on-premises compute so hundreds of engineers can continuously deliver reliable software to vehicles and launch pads; hands-on with Bazel and Python, C++, Rust, or Go.
Designs, maintains, and scales continuous integration systems that let hundreds of SpaceX engineers integrate code and deliver reliable software to Starship vehicles and launch pads. Works with Bazel, Python, C++, Rust, or Go on build infrastructure and on-premises compute.
Principal Software Engineer on SpaceX's Platform Team sets the technical vision and architecture for the company's AI platform and security infrastructure, building scalable gateways, proxies, and AI tooling using Docker, Kubernetes, Python, and multi-cloud integrations.
As a Principal Software Engineer on SpaceX's Platform Team, you will set the technical vision and architecture for the company's AI platform and security infrastructure, building secure gateways, proxy systems, and shared tooling that let every team use AI reliably at scale. The role centers on Docker/Kubernetes, Python, multi-cloud compute, and frontier model integrations.
Principal Software Engineer on SpaceX's Starlink Power Optimization team, writing high-performance safety-critical ground and vehicle software to control thousands of satellites. Develops optimization algorithms and physics models for satellite power and thermal behavior using C/C++ or systems languages like Rust.
Designs physical layouts for custom RF and analog integrated circuits for SpaceX's Starlink silicon projects, handling floor planning, DRC/LVS checks, tape-out, and collaboration with cross-disciplinary IC design teams using EDA tools and Linux.
SpaceX Security Analyst (Blue Team) works as a frontline SOC responder, triaging and remediating security detections, supporting incident response, and building detection capabilities for SpaceX systems. The role is onsite in Hawthorne, CA and involves Linux/Windows/macOS auditing, SIEM tools, and scripting.
SpaceX Security Analyst works on the frontline of the SOC, triaging and remediating security detections, supporting incident response from detection through root cause, and improving detection capabilities and playbooks using SIEMs, scripting, and endpoint/network visibility tools.
Works as a frontline responder in SpaceX's Security Operations Center, identifying, triaging, and remediating security detections and anomalies while supporting incident response and improving detection capabilities. Core technologies include SIEMs such as Elastic and Splunk, Linux/Windows/macOS auditing, and scripting for security automation.
The Security Analyst (Threat Detection) works on the frontline of SpaceX's Security Operations Center, triaging and remediating security detections, supporting incident response investigations, and helping build detection capabilities and playbooks to protect SpaceX systems, people, and missions using SIEMs, scripting, and host/network forensics.
SpaceX seeks a Security Engineer to join Information Security, writing and operating software and infrastructure that protects SpaceX systems, networks, and data. The role covers identity services, network access control, cloud security policy, web application firewalls, and cross-team coordination to reduce risk.
The person designs, builds, and operates software and infrastructure that protects SpaceX systems, networks, and data, including identity services, network access control, web application firewalls, and cloud security policy, using languages like Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust.
SpaceX is hiring a Security Engineer for its Blue Team security operations center in Redmond, WA. The role focuses on building detection mechanisms, automation frameworks, and ETL pipelines to detect and respond to threat actors targeting SpaceX’s rocket and spacecraft systems, using languages such as Python, Go, C++, or Rust and tools like Kubernetes and SIEM.
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