Senior OT Network Engineer - Industrial Networks

Spacex; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Operational Technology Network Engineer to design and support large-scale OT networks for production, test, and site operations. You will balance performance and redundancy while collaborating with cross-functional teams on network designs for high-reliability facilities.

The role requires onsite work with extended hours and travel as needed, leveraging Cisco/Arista/Juniper gear, SD-WAN, and scripting for automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or STEM field with 5+ years of network engineering experience, or 8+ years of experience with HS diploma.
• Experience in industrial OT environments and manufacturing networks preferred.
• CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, JNCIS/JNCIP/JNCIE certifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement large-scale, highly available OT networks for production and test.
• Plan outages with stakeholders for software and hardware updates.
• Provide on-call support during launches and testing campaigns.
• Develop network automation tooling and configuration deployment workflows.
• Create and maintain network documentation and diagrams.

Skills

Network design

Troubleshooting

On-call support

Automation tooling

Documentation

Stakeholder coordination

Industrial OT networks

OSI model

Scripting

Linux administration

Windows administration

Network security

Vendor experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or STEM field

8+ years of network engineering experience with HS diploma in lieu of degree

Tools

Cisco switches

Arista switches

Juniper switches

SD-WAN appliances

WDM & fiber optics

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Operational Technology Network Engineer to design and support large-scale OT networks for production, test, and site operations. You will balance performance and redundancy while collaborating with cross-functional teams on network designs for high-reliability facilities.

The role requires onsite work with extended hours and travel as needed, leveraging Cisco/Arista/Juniper gear, SD-WAN, and scripting for automation.