IT Infrastructure Engineer, Virtualization & Hardware

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Hawthorne, CA
Salary
$130,000–$160,000 / yr
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This role $145k
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This role pays less than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $136,187–$208,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

SpaceX currently has 604 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · IT Infrastructure Engineer, Virtualization & Hardware

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As an IT Infrastructure Engineer at SpaceX, you will join the infrastructure team to tackle the company’s growing demands by implementing and maintaining scalable VMware environments and Kubernetes setups. Your daily tasks include championing system validation processes for data center server hardware, managing virtualized server environments, and collaborating with internal teams to optimize solutions and sustain purpose-built servers. You should be proficient in Linux and Windows OS administration, have experience with full lifecycle management of large-scale VMWare environments, and possess strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Familiarity with DCIM tools, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes is essential, along with knowledge of power subsystems and board level design validation. This role involves working on cutting-edge data center platforms that support SpaceX’s ambitious projects at a massive scale.

Skills

VMware Kubernetes CI/CD Linux Windows DCIM Power subsystems Python PostgreSQL AWS Grafana Prometheus Terraform

What you'll do

  • Champion the system and validation process for SpaceX’s data center server hardware products.
  • Implement and maintain a scalable VMware environment to support virtualization needs.
  • Lead project management of hardware development programs from inception to final product shipment.
  • Deploy and troubleshoot production issues in SpaceX’s data centers.
  • Develop, support, and sustain purpose-built servers with emphasis on resilience and high availability.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of engineering experience in an enterprise environment or a bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
  • Experience managing virtualized server environments and working with enterprise class server infrastructure.
  • Expertise in full lifecycle management of large-scale VMware environments.
  • Knowledge of data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools and Kubernetes container infrastructure support.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to troubleshoot complex hardware and system issues.

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