Embedded Software Engineer, Platform (Starshield) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $125K - $160K. Posted on Oct 8, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Maintain and update in-house branches of open-source software such as Linux, Buildroot, and U-Boot Design and implement platform security: secure boot, runtime integrity, and the features that keep this layer trustworthy on orbit Support Platform-specific test infrastructure Own device drivers and board-level firmware for in-house and vendor components Define and maintain interfaces between the platform layer and…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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