This role pays more than
73%
of similar roles. Most pay
$148,775–$205,137
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$202k
versus about
$177k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
788 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 555 roles with salary data.
Mission Manager, International Systems (Starshield) joins the Mission Management team to serve as a primary point of contact for customers regarding Starshield communications and scaled deployments. This role involves managing the full lifecycle of foreign government and military solutions, from initial requirements verification and pre-sales consultations through hardware, software, and network integration. The individual will develop integration plans, distill customer requirements into actionable objectives, and manage network centric features to provide turnkey solutions. Key responsibilities include coordinating with internal engineering teams to ensure end-to-end mission success for earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. Required expertise includes an engineering degree, experience in aerospace or defense, and proficiency in satellite communications networks, IP networks, and data science using SQL. The role addresses the specific technical challenge of providing secure government communication infrastructure via Starlink technology.
Satellite Communications
IP Networks
Network Engineering
LAN
WAN
Routing
SQL
Systems Engineering
Project Management
Data Science
System Design
Aerospace
Robotics
Mechatronics
Modeling and Simulation
Hardware-in-the-loop
System Engineering
Data Structures
Algorithms
Concurrency
Optimization
Service Orchestration
Linux
Windows Server
Networking
TCP/IP
DNS
DHCP
SNMP
NTP
PTP
Firewall
Bash
PowerShell
Python
Terraform
Ansible
Puppet
Active Directory
Virtualization
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD
Linux
Windows Server
TCP/IP
DNS
DHCP
SNMP
NTP
PTP
Firewall
Bash
PowerShell
Python
Terraform
Ansible
Puppet
Active Directory
Virtualization
Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD
DevOps