Mission Integration Engineer, Mission and Ground Systems (Starshield)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA
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**Mission Integration Engineer, Mission and Ground Systems (Starshield)** **About the Role** Join SpaceX's Mission Management team to tackle technical challenges from requirements verification through rapid prototyping, integrated test, and operational deployment. You'll work on Starshield—leveraging SpaceX's Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts with a focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. **Key Responsibilities** • Serve as customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans and design missions • Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and translate customer requirements into actionable objectives • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across subsystems to drive development and ensure mission success • Support all program phases from development and proposal through test, flight, and on-orbit commissioning • Own ground segment architecture design, including compute infrastructure, network architecture, and software systems • Support site surveys and selection for ground stations and datacenters **Basic Qualifications** • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science discipline • 1+ years of hands-on software or electrical engineering experience with hardware or software projects **Preferred Skills** • Familiarity with USG intelligence processes and systems • Experience integrating LLMs and machine learning techniques • Hardware/infrastructure deployment coordination experience (including classified environments) • Networking fundamentals knowledge (IP networking, switching/routing) • Ability to work under pressure with excellent technical communication • Spacecraft mission design, development, integration, and/or test experience • Innovation mindset for process improvement and system design **Additional Requirements** • Top Secret Security Clearance required (must be obtained and maintained) • Availability for extended hours/weekends and travel to SpaceX offices, customer locations, and remote sites • Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg • ITAR compliance: Must be U.S. citizen, national, green card holder, refugee, or asylee **Compensation** Level 1: $100,000–$130,000 | Level 2: $115,000–$160,000 *Base salary determined case-by-case. Includes stock options, bonuses, comprehensive benefits, 401(k), 3 weeks PTO, and 10+ paid holidays.*
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