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SpaceX Starshield jobs
Starshield is SpaceX's satellite business for government and national security customers, built on its Starlink technology. These are the SpaceX roles whose titles name it. SpaceX formed Starshield in December 2022 as a business unit for national security work, adding high-assurance encryption to host classified payloads. Source
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typical pay, median $155k/yr
The teams and sites its roles name
- Level 4/5 3
- Top Secret Clearance 2
- 2nd Shift 1
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Mission Manager (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 3w agoDetails
$155,000–$200,000/yrAI Security Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 3w agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yrSecurity Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yrManager, Starshield Supply Chain (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 1w agoDetails
$145,000–$200,000/yrMission Manager, Space Lasers (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 7mo agoDetails
$130,000.00–$180,000.00/yrPrincipal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$225,000–$340,000/yrProduct Security Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yrSr. Security Software Enginer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$170,000–$265,000/yrSr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 3w agoDetails
$170,000–$265,000/yrMission Integration Engineer, AI (Starshield) - Top Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$100,000.00–$115,000.00/yrSr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$165,000–$270,000/yrSoftware Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 4w agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrNew Graduate Engineer, Security Software (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yrSoftware Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$125,000–$200,000/yrSoftware Engineer, Flight Software C++ (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$125,000–$175,000/yrGNC Engineer, Fleet Management (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$125,000.00–$150,000.00/yrGround Network Specialist (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$33–$50/hr- $190,000.00–$245,000.00/yr
Sourcing Manager, Electronics (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 2d agoDetails
$120,000–$170,000/yrSite Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$200,000/yrMission Integration Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yrSite Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSr. Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrGNC Engineer, ADCS (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrFull Stack Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$125,000–$175,000/yrSite Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrNetwork Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$200,000/yrSoftware Engineer (Starshield) - Top Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$125,000–$175,000/yrNetwork Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$270,000/yrSoftware Engineer, Collision Avoidance (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSoftware Engineer, Embedded Software (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 7mo agoDetails
$125,000.00–$145,000.00/yrSourcing Manager, PCB/PCBA (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$120,000–$170,000/yrSr. Software Engineer, Components Test (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$165,000.00–$230,000.00/yrSr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$165,000–$270,000/yrSoftware Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Redmond, WA, United States· 6mo agoDetails
$125,000.00–$145,000.00/yrSupervisor, Development (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$115,000–$155,000/yrSoftware Engineer, Tracking (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrEmbedded Software Engineer, Platform (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 3w agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSr. Network Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrSite Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrOperations Engineer (Starshield Products) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Palo Alto, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$110,000–$175,000/yrGNC Engineer, Beam Planning (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$125,000.00–$150,000.00/yrOperations Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yr- $105,000–$170,000/yr
Lead Software Engineer, Components Test (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrSr. Sourcing Specialist, Electronics (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 2d agoDetails
$85,000–$135,000/yrSourcing Specialist, PCB/PCBA (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$85,000–$135,000/yrGNC Engineer, Phased Array Devices (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSr. Software Engineer, Hardware Test & Automation (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$165,000.00–$230,000.00/yrSr. Sourcing Specialist, PCB/PCBA (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$100,000–$135,000/yr- $165,000–$230,000/yr
Principal RF Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$210,000–$340,000/yr- $100,000.00–$115,000.00/yr
- $115,000–$170,000/yr
Software Engineer, Hardware Test & Automation (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$125,000–$175,000/yrManufacturing Specialist (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$33–$50/hr- $155,000.00–$215,000.00/yr
- $100,000–$160,000/yr
- $105,000–$170,000/yr
- $165,000–$230,000/yr
Operations Engineer (Starshield Products) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yrAI Security Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 3w agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yrSr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 3w agoDetails
$170,000–$265,000/yrSoftware Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Palo Alto, CA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSoftware Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 4w agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 4w agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrSr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Palo Alto, CA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrSr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Palo Alto, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrSite Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Palo Alto, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Palo Alto, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrPrincipal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Irvine, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$210,000–$340,000/yrPrincipal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$225,000–$340,000/yrSr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrNetwork Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrNew Graduate Engineer, Security Software (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yrSecurity Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yrProduct Security Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yrSr. Security Software Enginer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$170,000–$265,000/yrSr. Network Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$165,000–$265,000/yrSr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$165,000–$270,000/yrSr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$165,000–$270,000/yrSite Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrLead Avionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yrTest Specialist, Components (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$33.00–$39.00/hrEmbedded Software Engineer, RF Payloads (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$135,000.00–$160,000.00/yrLead Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$155,000.00–$215,000.00/yr- $200,000.00–$285,000.00/yr
- $33–$50/hr
Loads & Dynamics Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$100,000.00–$115,000.00/yrAvionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$115,000–$170,000/yrSr. RF Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yrLead Supplier Development Engineer, PCB/PCBA (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$135,000–$215,000/yr- $105,000–$150,000/yr
RF Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 6mo agoDetails
$135,000.00–$160,000.00/yr- $125,000–$195,000/yr
Sr. Avionics Test Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
- $160,000.00–$225,000.00/yr
Avionics Test Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$115,000–$170,000/yrSupplier Development Engineer, Harnessing (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$100,000–$140,000/yrElectric Propulsion Engineer, Mechanical (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$120,000–$170,000/yrMechanical Integration & Test Engineer, User Products (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$100,000.00–$117,500.00/yrLead Avionics Test Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yrRFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$125,000.00–$145,000.00/yrAvionics Development Technician (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 2d agoDetails
$26–$44/hrIntegration Technician (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$23–$38/hrIntegration Technician (Starshield) - Level 4/5 (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$36–$51/hrSr. Supplier Development Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$135,000–$190,000/yrManufacturing Engineer, PCBA (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yrDiamond Turning Machinist (Starshield) - Level 4/5 (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 6mo agoDetails
$40.00–$49.00/hr- $100,000–$140,000/yr
Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$110,000–$160,000/yrPrincipal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$210,000–$340,000/yr- $115,000.00–$140,000.00/yr
Sr. Optical Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$140,000–$230,000/yr- $105,000–$150,000/yr
Principal RF Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$210,000.00–$300,000.00/yr- $105,000–$170,000/yr
Sr. Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$130,000.00–$180,000.00/yrAntenna Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 6mo agoDetails
$135,000.00–$160,000.00/yrOptical Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$105,000–$170,000/yrNew Graduate Engineer, Manufacturing (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yrElectromechanical Technician (Starshield) - 2nd Shift (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 1d agoDetails
$22–$35/hrSr. RFIC Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 5mo agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yrSr. Design Criteria Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$135,000–$190,000/yrSr. RF Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 6mo agoDetails
$165,000.00–$230,000.00/yrElectromechanical Technician (Starshield) - Level 4/5 (opens the job details)
Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$33–$45/hrRF Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yr- $135,000.00–$195,000.00/yr
- $140,000.00–$205,000.00/yr
- $105,000–$170,000/yr
Thermal Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yrMechanical Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yr- $140,000–$205,000/yr
New Graduate Engineer, Mechanical Design (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yr
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Starshield: questions
Is SpaceX hiring for Starshield right now?
Yes: 136 Starshield roles are open on SpaceX's job board, read 31 Oct 2026.
How much do SpaceX Starshield jobs pay?
The open Starshield roles pay $130k–$265k/yr typically (median $155k/yr), from 115 distinct stated pay figures. The highest stated pay is $340k/yr, for Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield).
Which teams and sites do Starshield roles name?
Level 4/5 (3), Top Secret Clearance (2), 2nd Shift (1).