Security Engineer
SpaceX
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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 654 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 468 roles with salary data.
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The Security Engineer (OT) joins the Information Security team to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems across the enterprise. This hands-on role focuses on securing Operational Technology networks that support launch, vehicle, test, and production environments, including rockets. The engineer will design network and security architectures, produce technical documentation, and implement network segmentation and access control. Day-to-day responsibilities include writing and deploying software for on-prem and data center environments while automating networking tasks to monitor and respond to security issues. Candidates should possess experience with Python, Go, C#, C/C++, or Rust, along with skills in BGP, Terraform, and Ansible. The role specifically addresses the protection of industrial control systems, SCADA, and DCS environments within the critical domain of aerospace production and launch infrastructure.
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Median $185000 from 91 postings across 43 companies.
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