Principal Security Software Engineer (Starlink)

Senior security software engineering for Starlink at SpaceX, based in Austin, Texas, within the Starlink Product Security team. The principal engineer influences how software is secured across Starlink's satellites, gateways and consumer hardware.

Responsibilities include building security infrastructure such as cryptographic services, developing security features for the dish, router, gateways and satellites, designing security into manufacturing and its supporting network services, prototyping improvements, and hardening systems in production. Requirements are a STEM bachelor's degree and eight or more years of security software development, or ten years without the degree, skill in Python, C++ or Go, and experience securing operating systems or large-scale distributed systems. Expertise in cryptography, authenticated boot, vulnerability research or TPM and HSM hardware is a plus. Extended hours may be needed.