Sr. Mission Integration Engineer, Mission Systems (Starshield)

SpaceX(1 month ago)

Hawthorne, CAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$125,000 - $175,000Mission Systems (Starshield)

About this role

Senior Mission Integration Engineer on the Starshield Mission Systems team responsible for enabling government-focused satellite capabilities using SpaceX’s Starlink and launch technologies. The role supports program lifecycle activities from requirements verification through prototyping, integration test, and on-orbit commissioning while coordinating across engineering, flight reliability, and payload integration teams. The position requires working with customers and stakeholders to translate mission needs into system specifications and interface control documentation and to ensure secure, operational deployments.

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Required Skills

Customer Interface
Operations Planning
Requirements Verification
Project Management
Stakeholder Collaboration
System Specifications
Interface Documentation
Ground Architecture
Mission Design
Satellite Integration

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Technical Field
5+ Years Experience
Top Secret Security Clearance
U.S. Person (ITAR)

About SpaceX

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SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and launch services company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology and ultimately enable human life on other planets, it developed the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the Dragon crew/cargo spacecraft, and the next‑generation Starship — with a strong emphasis on reusable boosters. SpaceX provides commercial and government launch services (including crewed ISS missions, satellite deployments and rideshares) and operates the Starlink broadband constellation. The company is known for rapid iterative development and cost‑reduction through reuse to expand access to space.