OT Network Engineer - Industrial, Onsite & On-Call

Starlink; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an IT Network Engineer (OT) to design, implement and support industrial networks across production, test, and site operations. You will work on routing, switching, wireless, and OT segmentation in aerospace environments, collaborating with IT and operations teams to ensure reliability for rockets and spacecraft.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Cisco/Arista/Juniper switches, SD-WAN, and network automation using Python, Ansible or Terraform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in STEM field with 3+ years of network engineering, or 5+ years with HS diploma.
• Experience in industrial/OT networks and high-reliability environments.
• Certifications such as CCNA/CCNP/JNCIS/JNCIP or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available production and test OT networks.
• Develop resilient, scalable multi-site OT topologies for facilities.
• Deploy switches, firewalls, multiplexing and SD-WAN appliances.
• Develop network automation tooling and scalable deployment processes.
• Plan outages with stakeholders for software updates and hardware refreshes.
• Provide on-call support during launches and test campaigns.
• Create architectural drawings and data flow diagrams.

Skills

Industrial OT networks

OSI model

Data center switches

WDM / fiber optics

Network monitoring

Scripting & automation

Linux & Windows admin

GitOps / IaC

Vendor network equipment

Education

Bachelor's in STEM or related field

Tools

Cisco switches

Arista switches

Juniper switches

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an IT Network Engineer (OT) to design, implement and support industrial networks across production, test, and site operations. You will work on routing, switching, wireless, and OT segmentation in aerospace environments, collaborating with IT and operations teams to ensure reliability for rockets and spacecraft.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Cisco/Arista/Juniper switches, SD-WAN, and network automation using Python, Ansible or Terraform.