AI Infrastructure Network Engineer — High-Speed Data Centers

SpaceX; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health, vision & dental insurance

401(k)

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Network Engineer for the Starshield AI Infrastructure. You will own the data center network design, deploy high‑speed interconnects for AI clusters, and collaborate with ML teams to optimize workload communications.

You’ll ensure security, reliability, and scalable deployment tools across national security missions. The role requires Top Secret clearance eligibility, hands-on hardware deployment, and experience with data center networking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline or 4+ years of networking experience.
• 1+ year of networking experience deploying enterprise solutions or GPU networks.
• Layer-1 experience (DWDM, optical fiber, etc.).
• Hands-on deployment of networking hardware (routers, modems, switches, firewalls).

Responsibilities

• Manage network infrastructure and deployments to Top Secret data centers.
• Design, validate, and productize high-speed interconnects for AI clusters (100k+ GPU scale).
• Collaborate with ML teams to map workload patterns to network topology requirements.
• Build tools for rapid deployments (zero-touch provisioning).
• Improve network performance, reliability, and capacity planning.
• Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts.
• Update system configuration and firmware; support Starshield network design.

Skills

Networking concepts

Hardware deployment

Network security

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Routers

Switches

Firewalls

Data center networking

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Network Engineer for the Starshield AI Infrastructure. You will own the data center network design, deploy high‑speed interconnects for AI clusters, and collaborate with ML teams to optimize workload communications.

You’ll ensure security, reliability, and scalable deployment tools across national security missions. The role requires Top Secret clearance eligibility, hands-on hardware deployment, and experience with data center networking.