IT Network Engineer (OT)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Memphis, TNBrownsville, TX
Posted: 13 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 40 roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · IT Network Engineer (OT)

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The IT Network Engineer (OT) joins the IT Network Engineering team to maintain a stable, reliable, and diverse network supporting the design, manufacturing, and launching of rockets, spacecraft, satellites, and human spaceflight. This role involves designing and supporting industrial and OT networks for production, test, site operations, and live data center build environments. Key responsibilities include implementing highly available networks, evaluating and deploying hardware like switches, firewalls, and SD-WAN appliances, and developing network automation tooling. The candidate must utilize skills in Cisco, Arista, and Juniper switches, WDM, fiber optics, and scripting languages like Bash, PowerShell, and Python. The position requires managing network segmentation, troubleshooting latency-sensitive industrial environments, and providing real-time support during launch and test campaigns to ensure operational reliability.

Skills

Routing Switching SD-WAN Firewalls Python Bash PowerShell Terraform Ansible Linux Windows GitOps Infrastructure as Code Cisco Arista Juniper WDM Fiber Optics QoS Multicast VLAN CCNA CCNP JNCIS JNCIP

What you'll do

Design and implement highly available, resilient, and scalable multi-site OT network topologies.
Evaluate, procure, and deploy network hardware including switches, firewalls, and SD-WAN appliances.
Develop and contribute to network automation tooling for configuration analysis and scalable deployment.
Troubleshoot network issues and publish root-cause analyses and retrospective reviews.
Provide real-time networking support during launch and test campaigns as the responsible engineer.
Segment industrial networks from campus and corporate networks while maintaining control-network segmentation.
Create and update network documentation including architecture overviews, design drawings, and IP schemes.
Support on-site deployment, physical network cutovers, and new site commissioning.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional network engineering experience.
High school diploma and 5+ years of professional network engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee eligible for Department of State authorization.
Experience in industrial, utility, or operational technology (OT) network engineering (preferred).
Proficiency with Cisco, Arista, and Juniper data center-class switches (preferred).
Experience with scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) and automation frameworks like Terraform or Ansible (preferred).
Industry-standard certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIS, or JNCIP (preferred).
Ability to work onsite, lift 35 lbs, hold a valid driver's license, and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

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