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Base Salary
$130k - $195k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build Starshield security infrastructure, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services.
- Develop security features for Starshield routers, dishes, gateways, and satellites.
- Design security into factory processes and provide supporting network services.
- Maintain production systems and improve their security posture through direct implementation and recommendations to other teams.
- Build prototypes and identify, design, and test security improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or another STEM discipline.
- Experience with at least one software development language, such as Python, C++, or Golang.
- Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise-scale infrastructure.
- Graduating in the class of 2026 or 2027.
- Preferred experience includes contributing security improvements to complex systems and working with trusted platform modules (TPMs) and hardware security modules (HSMs).
- Preferred understanding of network protocols, including the TCP/IP stack and UDP-based protocols.
- Preferred advanced degree in a technical or engineering discipline.
- An active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance is preferred.
- Must successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Benefits
- Base salary range is $130,000.00-$160,000.00 for Level 1 and $150,000.00-$195,000.00 for Level 2.
- Potential long-term incentives, discretionary bonuses, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation.
- Medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability, and life insurance coverage.
- Paid parental leave, approximately three weeks of paid vacation, at least 10 paid holidays, paid sick leave, discounts, and other perks.
- Employees with an active clearance may receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $20,000 annually, once briefed into a classified program.
- The role is subject to U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements and requires obtaining a security clearance.
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches orbital rockets and spacecraft, and operates Starlink, a global satellite internet network for consumers, businesses, and governments. Its revenue comes from commercial and government launch services (Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy, Dragon cargo and crew to the ISS) and subscription broadband with Starlink hardware and service. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hawthorne, California, the privately held company serves NASA and commercial satellite operators, building most systems in-house.