AI Security Software Engineer (Starshield) is open at SpaceX in Washington, DC. The posting gives a salary of $130K - $160K. Posted on Oct 8, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Design and build security-critical agents for Starshield that automate network and systems defense Leverage AI to discover and fix security issues in Starshield infrastructure and systems Provide guidance and perform testing of AI integrations into new and existing Starshield systems Identify new areas of the program where meaningful security improvements can be gained via automation and AI Maintain existing…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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