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This role pays less than
88%
of similar roles. Most pay
$144,500–$218,037
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$120k
versus about
$181k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
SpaceX currently has
851 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 590 roles with salary data.
As a Mission Integration Engineer, Special Programs, you will join the Mission Management team to own the integration of customer payloads onto the SpaceX payload platform. You will manage the payload-to-platform interface from requirements definition through integrated test, flight, and on-orbit operations. Your daily work involves defining and maintaining interface control documentation for mechanical, electrical, data, and thermal systems. You will evaluate designs against static, dynamic, thermal, and electromagnetic environments for launch, on-orbit, and re-entry phases. Key responsibilities include leading interface trades, allocating requirements, and executing integrated tests like mate/demate and interface checkouts. You must apply systems engineering methods, including requirements verification and integration and test, to ensure mission safety and technical compliance for externally built space vehicles on a SpaceX host.
Space System Command and Control
Network Architecture
IP Networking
Switching
Routing
Electrical Engineering
Payload Integration
Compute Infrastructure
Data Processing
System Design
Interface Control Documentation
Infrastructure Deployment
Mission Planning
Satellite Command and Control
Ground Segment Architecture
Network Architecture
IP Networking
Switching
Routing
Machine Learning
Large Language Models
Data Processing
Compute Infrastructure
Interface Control Documentation
Electrical Engineering
Spacecraft Mission Design
Systems Engineering
Mission Integration
High-Assurance Systems
Security Engineering
Technical Program Management
Accreditation and Authorization
Technical Writing
ITAR
Certification