Software Engineer, Satellite Systems (Starshield) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $125K - $150K. Posted on Jul 13, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Developing systems to provide secure command and control capability of our satellites Designing systems for rapidly distributing and executing software updates across all components of the network Iterating on critical high throughput networking systems across our ground network Creating new monitoring and observability tools to allow operators to fly our satellites safely and securely Designing development and…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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