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Mission Integration Engineer (Security Products) - Top Secret Clearance

SpaceX· Starshield Missions
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $130kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Role focused on planning, executing, and delivering security-related certification, accreditation, and technical integration for Starshield programs, interfacing with government customers and internal SpaceX teams to ensure secure, compliant mission delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Own planning and execution of compliance and certification tasks with partnering U.S. government entities
  • Produce accreditation and authorization deliverables on a tight timeline that comply with applicable regulations
  • Collaborate with SpaceX technical departments to prepare design, analysis, and test data packages and briefings for government representatives
  • Identify technical and schedule issues that impact customer requirements; develop handling plans and drive them to closure across engineering teams
  • Work closely with SpaceX technical departments to develop technical rationales, mitigate technical risks, and ensure product deliveries remain on schedule
  • Organize and lead program milestone reviews, technical interchange meetings, and regular working group meetings
  • Negotiate, develop, and ensure timely delivery of technical products and customer data requests
  • Coordinate certification tasks and requirements with technical teams so they can plan work appropriately to meet customer expectations and maintain schedule
  • Partner with security and engineering teams on design and architecture decisions that satisfy security requirements while leveraging SpaceX’s core technologies
  • Act as a primary customer interface and security liaison with mission stakeholders; develop and refine security requirements for current and future products
  • Support all phases of the program from initial proposal through test, flight, and on-orbit commissioning, including educating the customer on SpaceX designs and methodologies
  • Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews; communicate technical positions clearly and defend them with evidence
  • Ensure contract deliverables are completed on time; distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or computer science
  • 2+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, or mission integration engineering

Skills

Required:Security-focused program managementTechnical writing and briefingsCustomer interface and negotiationITAR / export control awarenessSystems integration
Nice to have:Risk analysis and mitigation

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • Discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks)
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
  • various discounts and perks
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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