OT Network Engineer, Mission Systems – Launch Ops

Starlink; Florida; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks an exceptional Network Engineer for Mission Systems in Florida to support high-cadence launch operations and high-reliability production networks. You will design, implement, and maintain networks spanning data centers and facilities, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure cybersecurity and ITAR compliance.

You will automate configurations, troubleshoot complex issues, and provide on-call support during launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 3+ years in network engineering; or 5+ years with no degree.
• Hands-on experience with Layer 2/3 networks in latency-sensitive environments.
• Experience with multiple vendors and IaC frameworks (Terraform, Ansible).
• CCNA/CCNP or equivalent certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available networks with appropriate redundancy.
• Design and maintain mission data center and site networks per standards.
• Procure and deploy network hardware incl. switches, firewalls, SD-WAN.
• Develop network automation tooling and configuration analysis.
• Coordinate outages for software updates and maintenance; weekends/evenings sometimes.

Skills

Layer 2/3 networking

Network design

IaC tooling (Terraform/Ansible)

Vendor experience

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Juniper

SD-WAN

WDM/Fiber

Job description

SpaceX seeks an exceptional Network Engineer for Mission Systems in Florida to support high-cadence launch operations and high-reliability production networks. You will design, implement, and maintain networks spanning data centers and facilities, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure cybersecurity and ITAR compliance.

You will automate configurations, troubleshoot complex issues, and provide on-call support during launches.