System Integration Engineering

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

MISSION INTEGRATION ENGINEER (SECURITY PRODUCTS) - TOP SECRET CLEARANCE Starshield leverages the company’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.

As a member of our Mission Management team, you will own the execution of security-related certification, customer interface, and technical integration work—from requirements through test, delivery, and operational deployment.

You will work within a team of Mission Integration Engineers and Mission Managers, as well as counterparts across software, hardware, and security engineering, to keep the program aligned and moving. You will also interface with external customers and stakeholders, delivering written and verbal products where communication and credibility are critical.

You will contribute to the performance and execution of satellite programs while specifically focusing on the aspects that keep our systems secure. Own planning and execution of compliance and certification tasks with partnering U.Collaborate with the company technical departments to prepare design, analysis, and test data packages and briefings for government representatives

Identify technical and schedule issues that impact customer requirements; develop handling plans and drive them to closure across engineering teams

Work closely with the company technical departments to develop technical rationales, mitigate technical risks, and ensure product deliveries remain on schedule

Negotiate, develop, and ensure timely delivery of technical products and customer data requests

Coordinate certification tasks and requirements with technical teams so they can plan work appropriately to meet customer expectations and maintain schedule

Partner with security and engineering teams on design and architecture decisions that satisfy security requirements while leveraging the company’s core technologies

Act as a primary customer interface and security liaison with mission stakeholders; Support all phases of the program from initial proposal through test, flight, and on-orbit commissioning, including educating the customer on the company designs and methodologies

Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews; Ensure contract deliverables are completed on time; distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or computer science

2+ years of experience in technical program management, systems engineering, or mission integration engineering

S. government customers on technical certification, accreditation, or similarly high-scrutiny reviews

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with particular strength in precise, customer-facing technical writing and briefings

Experience presenting to and negotiating with external customers (preferably U.Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, or the ability to obtain one

if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing

Must be willing to travel to launch sites, vendors, and customers as necessary — up to 10% travel

Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical project deliverables

Level 1: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00Level 2: $115,000.00 - $160,000.00