OT Network Engineer – Industrial IT for Critical Facilities

SpaceX; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an OT Network Engineer to design and support industrial and OT networks across production, test sites, and live data centers. The role requires robust routing, switching, and wireless expertise in high-reliability environments and a strong ability to document work in ticketing systems.

The candidate should have a background in Cisco/Arista/Juniper switches, OT network topology design, and experience with network automation tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM plus 3+ years network engineering or 5+ years with HS diploma.
• Experience with industrial OT networks and multi-site design is preferred.
• CCNA/CCNP or equivalent certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available networks for production and test.
• Develop resilient OT network topologies across multiple sites.
• Procure and deploy network hardware including SD-WAN appliances.
• Create network automation tooling and deployment processes.
• Coordinate outages and perform root-cause analysis after incidents.
• Provide on-call support during launches and test campaigns.
• Document architectures, IP/VLAN schemes, and data flows.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

5+ years experience with HS diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cisco switches

Arista switches

Juniper switches

WDM fiber optics

Terraform

Ansible

Linux administration

Windows administration

GitOps

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an OT Network Engineer to design and support industrial and OT networks across production, test sites, and live data centers. The role requires robust routing, switching, and wireless expertise in high-reliability environments and a strong ability to document work in ticketing systems.

The candidate should have a background in Cisco/Arista/Juniper switches, OT network topology design, and experience with network automation tools.