OT Systems Engineer — Propellant Generation & Industrial

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an OT Systems Engineer for Propellant Generation & Industrial Systems to implement and support backend infrastructure for controls and industrial software used in launch and manufacturing environments. The role sits within mission IT, balancing legacy systems with modernization and DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate will apply OT expertise with IT technologies, maintain high availability, and support during launch campaigns, with after-hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in CS/engineering or related STEM field; 3+ years in OT or industrial control systems administration.
• Experience with multiple OT software platforms and tools.
• Experience designing deploying supporting OT environments in high-reliability settings.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and augment OT environments for plant and launch systems across sites.
• Install, configure, maintain, and support controls software platforms and HMIs.
• Collaborate with IT, security, controls, and operations to design robust OT architectures.

Skills

OT systems engineering

industrial control systems

OT cybersecurity

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Windows/Linux

IEC 62443

Active Directory

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

GitOps

VMware

VDI

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an OT Systems Engineer for Propellant Generation & Industrial Systems to implement and support backend infrastructure for controls and industrial software used in launch and manufacturing environments. The role sits within mission IT, balancing legacy systems with modernization and DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate will apply OT expertise with IT technologies, maintain high availability, and support during launch campaigns, with after-hours as needed.