IT Network Infrastructure Engineer, Launch

SpaceX
United States
Full timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["TCP/IP","Fiber optic cabling","Copper ethernet cabling","CAD","Electrical schematics","Construction drawings","Scene documentation"]

Design, install, and maintain SpaceX IT network infrastructure supporting Starship launch operations; design fiber and copper cabling, on-premises compute, electrical enclosures, and data center environments powering critical control systems, working with launch automations teams to ensure robust connectivity during high-cadence launches.

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SpaceX
4 months ago

IT Network Infrastructure Engineer, Launch

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Job Summary

Design, install, and maintain SpaceX IT network infrastructure supporting Starship launch operations; design fiber and copper cabling, on-premises compute, electrical enclosures, and data center environments powering critical control systems, working with launch automations teams to ensure robust connectivity during high-cadence launches.
Location: United States
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure

Key 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

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other STEM discipline
  • •Experience designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining system-level communication architectures, especially in large campuses or industrial facilities
  • •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:AerospaceITLaunchSpace
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:TCP/IPFiber optic cablingCopper ethernet cablingCADElectrical schematicsConstruction drawingsScene documentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CADTCP/IPFiber opticsCAT5CAT6CAT6ANECTIA/EIA

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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