Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)

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Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) in USA

SpaceX
Full time
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USA
09/19/2026
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Hawthorne, CA

Responsibilities

Lead a team of cybersecurity engineers focused on rapid response to active threats.
Implement Starshield’s cyber defense strategy and develop countermeasures against evolving threats.
Conduct red-team exercises, internal bug hunts, vulnerability discovery, and vulnerability triage.
Improve incident discovery and response in collaboration with internal security-event detection teams.
Collaborate with security-feature and incident-discovery engineering teams to improve system defenses.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer security, or a similar field plus 7+ years of cybersecurity experience in active production systems, or 10+ years of that experience.
Experience leading a team of direct reports and preferably leading 3–5 engineers on a cybersecurity technical project.
Experience implementing adversary-detection and incident-response systems.
Expertise in computer networks, large-scale distributed compute platforms, vulnerability discovery, and triage.
Experience with continuity-of-operations planning and Blue Team or Red Team assessments.
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to nontechnical audiences and learn new technologies quickly.
Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance; active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance is preferred.
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Must satisfy applicable ITAR requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorizations.

Benefits

Base salary range is $225,000–$340,000, with a possible 10% active-clearance differential up to an additional $20,000 annually; compensation figures are excluded from benefit details.
Potential long-term incentives, discretionary bonuses, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan access.
Medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability, life insurance, paid parental leave, discounts, and other perks.
Approximately three weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays, and paid sick leave under company policy.

Salary: $225k - $340k/yr

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