Senior Network Engineer - AI Infrastructure (Starshield)

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Medical, vision, dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer for AI Infrastructure (Starshield) in Hawthorne, CA. You will own the data center network design, monitor security, and drive improvements for reliability and performance at scale.

Collaboration with hardware, software, and ML teams is essential. The role requires 5+ years of networking experience and a TS clearance, with opportunities to lead and mentor a team in a fast-paced national security environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional networking experience deploying enterprise networks or cloud/web-scale networks.
• 5+ years of networking experience deploying enterprise networks and/or cloud/GPU networks.
• Layer-1 experience with transport, DWDM, optical fiber and related troubleshooting.
• Hands-on deployment of networking hardware (routers, switches, firewalls, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Manage network infrastructure and deployments to Top Secret data centers.
• Design, validate, and productize high-speed copper and optical connectivity for AI clusters.
• Collaborate with ML teams to map workload patterns to interconnect topology.
• Develop tools for rapid deployments and provisioning.
• Improve network performance, capacity planning and reliability.
• Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead the team to technical excellence.

Skills

Networking

Layer-1

BGP

OSPF

VXLAN

InfiniBand/NVLink

GPU deployment stacks

Network security

Automation

ITAR/clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Cisco certification

Juniper certification

Arista certification

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer for AI Infrastructure (Starshield) in Hawthorne, CA. You will own the data center network design, monitor security, and drive improvements for reliability and performance at scale.

Collaboration with hardware, software, and ML teams is essential. The role requires 5+ years of networking experience and a TS clearance, with opportunities to lead and mentor a team in a fast-paced national security environment.