Launch IT Systems Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Vandenberg Village (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in California seeks a highly skilled IT Systems Administrator for mission systems to support networking, compute, and application services in the launch environment. This role requires operating as a technical generalist across multiple IT disciplines to enable safe, reliable, high-cadence launches.

You will design and deploy IT infrastructure, provide on-site support during campaigns, monitor services, and collaborate with teams while ensuring compliance with ITAR, ISO, and NIST

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 3+ years of IT systems administration experience.
• Experience with both Linux and Windows server administration.
• Experience designing, deploying, supporting and troubleshooting enterprise networks.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and augment IT infrastructure including networking, server, and desktop hardware that directly supports mission-critical networks across the country.
• Provide direct IT support during launch and test campaigns.
• Perform periodic systems upgrades and maintenance in between critical operations, sometimes on weekends and evenings.
• Proactively monitor IT services and respond rapidly to incidents to ensure high availability and optimal systems performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively identify and resolve potential technical issues with systems deployments.
• Author and maintain documentation for IT systems, including systems overview, design drawings and operational procedures.
• Leverage automation tools and contribute to broader IT systems engineering and infrastructure-as-code initiatives.
• Ensure that systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g. ITAR, ISO, NIST).

Skills

Networking protocols

Bash/Powershell/Python

Automation frameworks

Active Directory

Virtualization

Linux server administration

Windows server administration

DevOps / CI/CD

Communication skills

Job description

SpaceX in California seeks a highly skilled IT Systems Administrator for mission systems to support networking, compute, and application services in the launch environment. This role requires operating as a technical generalist across multiple IT disciplines to enable safe, reliable, high-cadence launches.

You will design and deploy IT infrastructure, provide on-site support during campaigns, monitor services, and collaborate with teams while ensuring compliance with ITAR, ISO, and NIST