OT Systems Engineer: Industrial Edge & IT Convergence

Spacex

Memphis, Northern (TN, KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

SpaceXAI seeks an experienced OT Systems Engineer to design and support backend infrastructure for controls and industrial software platforms at multiple sites. The role blends IT and OT, emphasizing virtualization, edge compute, and secure IC environments.

You will balance legacy systems with modernization efforts, work on development and production campaigns, and participate in on-call rotations and travel. Strong communication and fast decision skills are essential.

Qualifications

3+ years of experience in OT systems engineering or industrial control systems administration.
Hands-on experience with multiple industry standard controls software platforms and tools.
Significant experience designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting OT environments in high-reliability settings.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and augment next-generation OT environments that support plant and launch systems across multiple sites.
Install, configure, maintain, and support industry standard controls software platforms as well as internally developed HMIs.
Integrate established and emergent IT technologies to simplify management, improve security, and create scalable plant environments.
Deploy and maintain development, test, and staging environments to enable controlled, systematic change introduction.
Provide direct support during launch, test, and production campaigns.
Perform systems/software upgrades and maintenance between critical operations (including evenings and weekends as needed).
Proactively monitor services and respond rapidly to incidents to maintain high availability and performance.
Leverage automation tools and contribute to infrastructure-as-code and broader DevOps initiatives with a focus on IC environments.
Work with internal controls engineers to iterate on simulation and emulation environment to enhance test coverage and augment change control processes.
Write and maintain standards, architectures, best practices, and documentation (including system overviews, design drawings, and operational procedures), with emphasis on highly reliable and secure industrial environments, especially at data boundaries.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, security, controls, and operations) as well as external customers and integrators to design robust OT architectures and resolve technical issues.
Ensure OT systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g., Purdue Model, IEC 62443).