Sr. Design Criteria Engineer (Starshield) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $135K - $190K. Posted on Jun 30, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Develop and own design criteria, requirements, and verification approaches for new satellite systems. Continuously improve these processes with stakeholder engagement. Perform critical peer review of hardware designs during design reviews, and of acceptance and qualification test campaigns, and approve plans based on the strength of technical justification that hardware is ready for launch. Guide engineers through…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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