Senior Security Engineer
About the Role
Muon seeks a Senior Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering & IT team. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across multiple security domains and can operate independently to protect Muon’s infrastructure, data, and people. You will own and advance our security posture across our satellites, ground systems, mission networks, and cloud infrastructure while contributing to compliance efforts including NIST 800-171 and ITAR/EAR requirements. Aerospace security is the core of this role: you will secure satellite and flight software, embedded systems, command-and-control (C2) interfaces, ground systems, and the communication links that connect them.
This position may be fully on-site at our San Jose office, hybrid, or fully remote from an approved U.S. location.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement cybersecurity controls for satellite software, ground systems, communication links, and mission infrastructure
- Develop secure software practices for mission systems, including threat modeling, code reviews, vulnerability management, and security testing
- Monitor mission networks and satellite systems for cyber threats, investigate incidents, and coordinate containment and recovery
- Collaborate with aerospace, software, systems, and
