Mission-Critical OT Network Engineer

xAI; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI is seeking a network engineer to design and operate highly available networks for mission-critical production environments. You will support physical infrastructure networks, drive automation, and coordinate outages for software updates and hardware refreshes.

The role requires hands-on experience with Layer 2/3 networks, OT environments, and rigorous security practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to scalable,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional network engineering experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on OT networking experience in critical facilities or industrial environments.
• Extensive experience designing and troubleshooting Layer 2/3 networks in latency-sensitive environments.
• Experience with multiple network vendors in production or lab environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code frameworks as a user and contributor.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available networks balancing routing and redundancy.
• Maintain mission data center and site networks per standards; collaborate with adjacent teams.
• Evaluate, procure, deploy network hardware including switches, firewalls, and SD-WAN appliances.
• Develop and scale network automation tooling and deployment frameworks.
• Plan outages with stakeholders for updates and maintenance (weekends/evenings).
• Troubleshoot network issues and publish RCA documentation.
• Provide on-site support during launches and test campaigns; on-call as needed.
• Develop telemetry and monitoring to detect issues before impact.
• Create and update network architecture drawings and data flows.
• Collaborate across teams to identify and resolve systemic issues.

Skills

Network design

OT networking

Cisco/Arista/Juniper

Scripting (Bash/PowerShell/Python)

Terraform/Ansible

GitOps

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

5+ years of experience in lieu of degree

Tools

GitOps

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

SpaceXAI is seeking a network engineer to design and operate highly available networks for mission-critical production environments. You will support physical infrastructure networks, drive automation, and coordinate outages for software updates and hardware refreshes.

The role requires hands-on experience with Layer 2/3 networks, OT environments, and rigorous security practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to scalable,