Sr. Technical Sales Architect (Starlink)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is hiring a Sr. Technical Sales Architect for Starlink in Redmond, WA. The role focuses on integrating Starlink services with network vendors worldwide and developing joint value propositions with the integration team.

You will collaborate with product engineering to test and validate solutions and support enterprise sales engagements globally. The position requires deep technical and business acumen, willingness to travel up to 50%, and on-site work when not traveling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in technical sales.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying enterprise network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Drive Starlink’s integration engagements with 3rd party networking vendors.
• Collaborate with marketing and integration peers to develop joint value propositions and technical guides.
• Work with product engineering to onboard solutions into internal test environments.
• Support technical sales engagements by answering customer questions on 3rd party integrations.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Licensing, Government Affairs, Finance, Legal, and Product Engineering.

Skills

Technical sales

Enterprise networking

Customer-facing communication

Troubleshooting

Scripting basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Sr. Technical Sales Architect (Starlink)

Redmond, WA

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

The Starlink Enterprise Sales team is hiring a results-driven Sr. Technical Sales Architect to support Starlink’s adoption around the world. Starlink brings an unprecedented opportunity to significantly impact communities, businesses, and governments worldwide. The role will focus on integrating the Starlink service with Network Vendors around the world and developing joint value propositions around the integration. This role is part of a high velocity team with extremely high expectations – this position requires deep technical and business acumen to support the Enterprise Sales team in meeting revenue targets.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive Starlink’s integration engagements with 3rd party networking vendors with guidance/support from wider Architecture team
• Collaborate with Starlink Marketing and 3rd party integration peers to develop joint value propositions and technical solution guides to enable customers, and internal sales/channel teams
• Work closely with Starlink product engineering teams to onboard completed solutions into Starlink’s internal test environments
• Support the technical sales engagements of the broader team, answering customer questions specific to Starlink’s 3rd party integration efforts
• Work in partnership with our Marketing, Licensing, Government Affairs, Finance, Legal, and Product Engineering teams
• Consult with product engineering on best practices, reference architectures, and technical guides demonstrating integration details and value proposition of Starlink
• Represent Starlink at conferences and events

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline or 5+ years of professional working experience in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of professional experience in technical sales
• 5+ years of professional hands-on experience building and deploying enterprise network infrastructure

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Industry recognized Computer Networking Certifications
• Demonstrated aptitude to learn new technical skills
• Coachable interpersonal and presentation skills
• Proficiency in troubleshooting using packet capture or TCP dump analysis
• Highly detail oriented, diligent, and hard working with excellent customer interface skills
• Coachable proficiency in one or many common domains of computer networking:
  • Common IETF and 3GPP standards
  • Network monitoring with sFlow, RFC 2544, Y.1564, TWAMP, POLQA
  • TCP, IPv4, IPv6, LACP, VLAN, DSCP, COS, DHCP, DNS, NAT, OSFP and BGP
  • Tunneling methodologies including IPSEC, VXLAN, MPLS, and L2/L3VPN
  • SD-WAN solutions
  • Linux networking and user-space network stack
• Coachable proficiency with at least one programming/scripting language

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time including to customer locations and other SpaceX locations
• This position is based in Redmond, WA and requires being onsite when not traveling with customers
• 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 .

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX 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.