Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)

SpaceX
Washington, California, Redmond, Palo Alto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 125,000 - 195,000 annuallyFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Independent work","Team collaboration","Initiative"]

Drive the design, operation, and deployment of Starshield’s data center network supporting national security missions. Own network design and continual improvements, monitoring performance and reliability, and optimizing deployments. Collaborate with ML teams to map workload communication patterns to interconnect topology, build deployment automation (e.g., ZTP/custom provisioning), and lead integration and troubleshooting with hardware, software, and network engineers.

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SpaceX
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Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)

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Job Summary

Drive the design, operation, and deployment of Starshield’s data center network supporting national security missions. Own network design and continual improvements, monitoring performance and reliability, and optimizing deployments. Collaborate with ML teams to map workload communication patterns to interconnect topology, build deployment automation (e.g., ZTP/custom provisioning), and lead integration and troubleshooting with hardware, software, and network engineers.
Location: Washington, California, Redmond, Palo Alto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage network infrastructure and deployments to Top Secret data centers.
  • •Design, validate, and productize high-speed copper and optical connectivity for AI clusters (100k+ GPU scale).
  • •Collaborate with ML training teams to translate workload communication patterns into interconnect topology and optical reconfigurability requirements.
  • •Monitor and improve network security, performance, and reliability; perform capacity planning and failure detection/remediation; support capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments.
  • •Lead network integration and troubleshooting; collaborate with hardware, software, and network engineers; update system configuration and firmware and build automation for network devices and deployment tools.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 195,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kLife InsurancePaid ParentalPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in a technical/engineering discipline or 4+ years of professional networking experience deploying enterprise networks and/or cloud and web-scale networks.
  • •1+ year of networking experience deploying enterprise solutions and/or cloud and GPU networks (internship/co-op qualifies).
  • •Layer-1 experience such as transport, DWDM, optical fiber, circuit troubleshooting, activations.
  • •Hands-on deployment of networking hardware including routers, modems, switches, and firewalls.
  • •Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance.
Experience:4+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationIndependent workTeam collaborationInitiative
Certifications:Cisco certificationJuniper certificationArista certification
Tech Stack:TransportDWDMOptical fiberCircuit troubleshootingEthernetIPv4IPv6MPLSBGPOSPFVXLANInfiniBandNVLinkNVIDIA GPU deploymentBlackwellRubinZTPCustom provisioningCapacity planningFailure detection

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:Top SecretTop Secret SCI

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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