Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $145,000–$215,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $218k versus about $180k for comparable roles.
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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 851 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.
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The Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) joins the team responsible for the cyber defenses of the Starshield constellation, the largest US government satellite constellation. This senior role involves implementing cyber defense strategies, assessing threat landscapes, and developing specific countermeasures for Starshield systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include running red-team exercises, conducting internal bug hunts for vulnerability discovery, and driving improvements in incident discovery and response. The engineer will utilize AI tools to accelerate bug fixing and collaborate with teams building internal security features. Required skills include expertise in computer networks, large-scale distributed compute platforms, vulnerability triage, and continuity of operations planning. The role addresses the technical challenge of securing a global mesh network providing critical intelligence and national security data for the US government.
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