Network Engineer, AI Infra — High‑Speed GPU Clusters

InvestedintheMission

Hawthorne (CA)

On-site

USD 125,000 - 195,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Paid parental leave
3 weeks paid vacation
10+ paid holidays per year

Job summary

SpaceX's Starshield team seeks a Network Engineer to design and operate the data center network supporting national security missions. You will own the network design, ensure security, and drive continual improvements for AI clusters and interconnects.

You will monitor performance, implement deployment automation, and collaborate with hardware/software engineers. Domestic/global travel, Top Secret clearance, and a comprehensive benefits package are included.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

  • Manage network infrastructure and deployments to Top Secret data centers.
  • Design, validate, and productize high-speed copper and optical connectivity for AI clusters.
  • Collaborate with ML teams to map workload patterns to interconnect topology.
  • Contribute to tools for rapid deployments (ZTP / custom provisioning).
  • Improve network performance and reliability based on metrics and capacity planning.
  • Lead network integration, troubleshooting, and optimization deployments.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, and network engineers to improve Starshield design.
  • Update system configuration and firmware; build automation for devices.

Skills

Network design
Automation tooling
Security engineering
Deployment automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering discipline
Master's degree in engineering

Tools

ZTP / provisioning tools
Networking hardware deployment (routers, switches, firewalls)

Job description

SpaceX's Starshield team seeks a Network Engineer to design and operate the data center network supporting national security missions. You will own the network design, ensure security, and drive continual improvements for AI clusters and interconnects.

You will monitor performance, implement deployment automation, and collaborate with hardware/software engineers. Domestic/global travel, Top Secret clearance, and a comprehensive benefits package are included.

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