Senior Security Threat Engineer , Turion Space
$170-220k
+ Equity
Office located in Irvine, CA
Satellite manufacturer & operator
Be an early applicant
Satellite manufacturer & operator
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$170-220k
+ Equity
Office located in Irvine, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To advance space sustainability, bridge national security capability gaps, and realign incentives across the value chain in satellite manufacturing.
Role
Who you are
- 3–7+ years of hands-on cybersecurity or security engineering experience
- Ability to lead or support real-world incident response efforts
- Familiarity with cloud security logging, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines for playbook deployment
- Familiarity with network communication protocols and architecture
- Familiarity with one or more common cybersecurity frameworks like NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, etc
- Experience building security tooling utilizing security tools like Splunk, Wazuh, etc
- This position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
What the job involves
- You are the vigilant guardian forging the frontline defenses in our next-generation security and compliance program
- This foundational role designs automated threat detection and rapid response capabilities for corporate cloud environments, integrating 800-171 controls and monitoring to identify, contain, and eradicate incidents—ensuring real time alerting to threats facing our corporate environment
- Research, select/build, and implement processes/tools to improve detection security methodologies
- Support compliance efforts as it relates to NIST 800-171, CMMC, 2.0 and/or ITAR/EAR
- Research, design, and advocate new technologies, architectures, standards, and security products that will support security requirements for the enterprise, our customers, and business partner
- Define security architecture design patterns and evaluate and develop secure solutions based on approved security architecture and emerging risks
- Build automation, tooling, and systems that improve security compliance, observability, and governance
- Monitor and respond to security alerts and incidents, including post-incident analysis
- Implement and manage tools such as SIEM, EDR/XDR, firewalls, MFA, PAM, DLP, and email security
Our take
To empower critical space missions, Turion Space builds and operates DROID Satellites that its clients can control through the company's operating system (known as Starfire).
The idea behind Turion's approach is to simplify satellite operations by making them non-configurable, instead handling day-to-day operations itself. In this way, the company helps its clients to eliminate friction between platform and bus suppliers, which can hinder the potential of missions.
To support the expansion of its operations, which include non-earth imaging, space debris removal and satellite servicing, the company has raised strategic funding. This positions it well to close in on its goal of producing 45 satellites annually by 2027.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2022
$5m
EARLY VC
Sep 2021
$6.2m
SEED
Total funding: $11.4m
Company benefits
- Equity: Receive equity in Turion Space, letting you benefit from the company's success
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
- Retirement Plans: Access to a 401(k) plan to help you plan for your future.
- Paid Time Off: Generous vacation days, personal days, sick days, and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing training, workshops, and courses to advance your skills and career growth
- Team Building Activities: Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities to foster a positive work environment.
Company HQ
Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine, CA
Leadership
Ryan Westerdahl
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously spent over 8 years at SpaceX, initially as a Propulsion Development Engineering Intern before becoming a Dynamics Engineer.
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