Sr. Embedded Security Engineer (Starlink)

About the role

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to enable human life on Mars. As a Senior Embedded Security Engineer on the Starlink team, you will influence the security of software across our product lines, including thousands of satellites, consumer receivers, and the software that powers the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. You will design and build security infrastructure, develop security features, and improve the security posture of Starlink systems to provide secure and reliable internet globally.

Responsibilities

• Design and build security infrastructure for Starlink, including cryptographic services and other security-critical services
• Develop security features for Starlink systems, including our router, dish, gateways, and satellites
• Design security into factory processes and provide network services in support of this
• Maintain existing production systems and improve security posture via both direct implementation and recommendations to other teams
• Build prototypes and help identify, design, and test security improvements
• Further our mission of providing secure and reliable internet to underserved communities

Skills

We are looking for people with a track record of shipping reliable software and a broad understanding of the security design of today’s Internet, including cryptographic primitives. You see the big picture, prioritize accordingly, and are comfortable working at different levels of abstraction. Ideally, you have notable skills in one or more of the following:

• Software engineering
• Applied cryptography
• Network security
• Operating system security
• Secure/Authenticated boot
• Incident response and adversary detection
• Vulnerability research

Flexibility, clear communication, and the ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with other engineering teams are paramount to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or another STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional experience in security software development; OR 7+ years of professional experience in security software development in lieu of a degree
• Experience with one or more software development languages (i.e. Python, C++, Golang)
• Experience designing and implementing security solutions for operating systems, distributed systems, or other enterprise/large-scale infrastructure

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience contributing security improvements to complex systems
• Experience working with special purpose security hardware such as Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
• Fundamental understanding of network protocols, including the TCP/IP stack as well as UDP-based protocols
• Experience navigating large, complex, interactive systems
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work both independently and in a team
• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and to learn new technologies quickly
• Advanced degree in a technical or engineering discipline

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State