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Responsibilities
- Design and build Starlink security infrastructure, including cryptographic and other security-critical services.
- Develop security features for Starlink routers, dishes, gateways, satellites, and related systems.
- 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.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver secure and reliable Starlink internet services.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline and 8+ years of professional security software development experience, or 10+ years of such experience in lieu of a degree.
- Experience with one or more software development languages, such as Python, C++, or Golang.
- Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise-scale infrastructure.
- Experience contributing security improvements to complex systems.
- Preferred experience with Trusted Platform Modules and Hardware Security Modules.
- Fundamental understanding of network protocols, including the TCP/IP stack and UDP-based protocols.
- Advanced degree in a technical or engineering discipline is preferred.
- Ability to communicate clearly, work independently and collaboratively, handle ambiguity, and learn new technologies quickly.
- Must satisfy applicable ITAR authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Full-time employment with SpaceX supporting the Starlink satellite internet system.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- ITAR export-control eligibility or ability to obtain the required authorizations is required.
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.