IT Network Infrastructure Engineer, Launch

About the role

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.

IT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER, LAUNCH

As a Network Infrastructure Engineer at SpaceX, you will work in a complex environment designing and supporting a variety of IT systems critical for Starship launch pads. This position will require you to design, install, and maintain the physical cabling, network hardware, on-premises compute, electrical enclosures, and data center environments that together make up our mission critical control networks. You will work directly with the launch automations & controls teams to provide reliable and robust connectivity to their critical control systems. The fiber and copper data network cabling that you will design must survive extreme launch environments to carry operational voice, video, vehicle/payload commanding, ground support equipment telemetry, and the rest of the data needed to launch Starship in high-cadence, airport-like operations to enable life beyond Earth.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Be an extreme owner of network infrastructure including product selection, procurement, configuration, install, and troubleshooting

- Monitor network health, troubleshooting, and determining root cause of system issues as they arise

- Perform job walks with customers, vendors, and contractors to gather requirements and create project implementation plans

- Closely collaborate with stakeholders and engineers across programs to create highly operable, scalable, and maintainable products

- Continuously create and innovate to build solutions for unique layer1 challenges

- Participate in the day-to-day operation of IT systems, ensuring seamless functionality and reliability during critical launch windows

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other STEM discipline and 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining system-level communication architectures, OR 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining system-level communication architectures in lieu of a degree

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

- Ability to prioritize multiple concurrent competing projects effectively and incorporate significant design changes quickly

- Project management skills including schedule development, writing scopes of work, reading construction drawings, and creating specification documents

- Experience supervising crews of technicians/contractors to execute implementation of your designs

- Experience with configuration and operation of TCP/IP based communication equipment

- Knowledge of industry standards (BICSI, NEC, TIA/EIA), fiber optic cabling types (MM, SM) for interior and exterior usage, copper ethernet cabling types (CAT5, CAT6, CAT6A)