Senior AI Infra Network Engineer for GPU Clusters

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Medical, vision and dental coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer for AI Infra (Starshield) in Washington, DC to lead network design and deployments for high-security data centers.

You will own the network topology, work with ML teams on interconnects, and drive continual improvements in performance and reliability. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across hardware and software teams, and help define secure, scalable AI infrastructure for national security missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline with 5+ years of networking experience deploying enterprise networks or 7+ years without a degree.
• 5+ years of networking experience deploying enterprise networks and/or cloud and GPU networks.
• Hands-on experience deploying networking hardware (routers, switches, firewalls, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Manage network infrastructure and deployments to Top Secret data centers.
• Design, validate, and productize high-speed connectivity for AI clusters (100k+ GPU scale).
• Collaborate with ML teams to translate workloads into interconnect topology and optical requirements.
• Develop tools for rapid deployments (ZTP/custom provisioning).
• Improve network performance and reliability using metrics and capacity planning.
• Assist in capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments.
• Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts.
• Work with hardware, software, and network engineers to improve Starshield network design.
• Update system configuration and firmware; build automation for devices and deployment tools.
• Mentor junior network engineers and guide the team to technical excellence.

Skills

Networking experience

Data center networks

BGP

OSPF

VXLAN

Top Secret clearance

Hardware deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Arista

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer for AI Infra (Starshield) in Washington, DC to lead network design and deployments for high-security data centers.

You will own the network topology, work with ML teams on interconnects, and drive continual improvements in performance and reliability. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate across hardware and software teams, and help define secure, scalable AI infrastructure for national security missions.