Sr. Mission Integration Engineer, Mission and Ground Systems - Top Secret Clearance Verified today

About the Role

As a Sr. Mission Integration Engineer on SpaceX's Mission Management team, you will tackle technical problems from initial requirements verification through rapid prototyping, integrated test, and operational deployment. You'll work within a team of other Mission Integration Engineers and Mission Managers on classified programs, collaborating across software, information technology, and payload integration disciplines to ensure mission success.

Your Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans, design missions, and participate in real-world operations.
• Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to drive development. Collaborate across subsystems to consider all necessary trades and ensure end-to-end mission success.
• Own all phases of the program from development and initial proposal through successful test, flight, and on-orbit commissioning. Educate customers on SpaceX designs and methodologies.
• Own ground segment interface and architecture design, including compute infrastructure, network architecture, and software systems.
• Lead in-person integration efforts (forward deployed engineering) with external stakeholders and customers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science discipline.
• 5+ years of software engineering or electrical engineering, working hands-on with hardware or software technical projects.
• 3+ years of technical project management experience.
• Professional experience working with spacecraft, with broad understanding of spacecraft command and control systems and ground segment architectures.
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with USG processes and software systems.
• Experience coordinating hardware or infrastructure deployments, including in classified or government-controlled environments.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals (e.g. IP networking, switching/routing concepts).
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and deliver reliable results across multiple parallel priorities.
• Highly detail oriented with excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Spacecraft mission design, development, integration, and/or test experience. Strong penchant for innovation in process improvement and system design.
• Capacity to balance conflicting opinions and manage expectations between multiple teams and customers.

Compensation

Level 3: $135,000 to $215,000 base salary, determined case-by-case based on job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.

Total rewards include long-term stock or cash awards, discretionary bonuses, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, comprehensive medical/vision/dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, 3 weeks paid vacation, and 10+ paid holidays annually. Active clearance holders receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $20,000 annually, once briefed into a classified program.

ITAR Requirements

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.