Sr. Network Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to design and operate mission-critical networks across data centers and vehicle fleets. You will drive AI-native network operations, automate provisioning and upgrades, and troubleshoot complex hardware and software issues.

The role focuses on designing scalable architectures, implementing automation, and maintaining high-performance, secure networks to support internal operations and future Mars exploration initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, operating & automating critical networks.
• Experience with data center networks and AI-native operations.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design & deploy highly redundant data centers for mission critical operations.
• Lead end to end automation of the network lifecycle: provisioning, configuration management, validation, monitoring.
• Create and maintain AI-driven network operations: design AI and ML tools to monitor network health, detect anomalies, and pro-actively detect anomalous hardware behavior.
• Automate rapid provisioning & upgrades of network devices & servers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve networking hardware & software problems.
• Optimize performance across hardware, topologies, protocols and software.

Skills

Juniper hardware

Cisco hardware

Aruba hardware

Arista hardware

NVIDIA hardware

Network automation

Network monitoring

Kernel systems

Linux networking

Optical modules

RDMA

AI agents deployment

Job description

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more excitement than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

SR. NETWORK ENGINEER

The Network Engineering team designs and operates the mission critical networks for our data centers that power our internal operations. These networks are highly redundant, secure, and high-performance architectures that are rapidly scaling to support our internal needs & our fleet of vehicles. You will lead the charge on designing new architectures, innovating on AI-native operations and challenging the status quo on creating world class networks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect, design, & deploy highly redundant data centers for mission critical operations
• Lead end to end automation of the network lifecycle:provisioning, configuration management, validation, monitoring
• Create andmaintainAI-driven network operations:DesignAI and machine learning tools tomonitornetwork health, detect anomalies and pro-actively detectanomalous hardware behavior
• Automate rapid provisioning & upgrades of network devices & servers
• Troubleshoot and resolve networking hardware & software problems
• Optimizeperformance across hardware, topologies,protocolsand software

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experiencedesigning,operating& automatingcritical networks

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of experience with Juniper, Cisco, Aruba, Arista, NVIDIA hardware
• 5+ years of experience automating network configurations & network monitoring
• 5+ years of experience with kernel systems,linuxnetworking, high speed optical modules, RDMA
• AI native engineer that is an expert at deploying & looping AI agents

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

the company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with the company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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