Mission Integration Engineer, Network and Infrastructure (Starshield)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $100,000–$115,000 / yr
Posted: today

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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 · Mission Integration Engineer, Network and Infrastructure (Starshield)

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As a Mission Integration Engineer on SpaceX’s Mission Management team, you will play a crucial role in designing and deploying critical infrastructure for government satellite programs within the Starshield domain. Your responsibilities include architecting ground systems and compute infrastructure, managing network interconnections to classified data centers, and collaborating with internal teams and customers to enhance network design. You’ll need expertise in networking protocols like BGP, OSPF, and IS-IS, as well as hands-on experience with physical troubleshooting of fiber circuits and hardware deployments in secure environments. This role demands a Bachelor's degree in computer science or electrical engineering, at least two years of professional networking experience, and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance if necessary.

Skills

BGP OSPF IS-IS Switching Routing Fiber troubleshooting Circuit troubleshooting Classified environments Network co-location Points of presence (POPs) Satellite ground stations Top Secret clearance DoD background checks Layer-1 experience Transport protocols DWDM Optical fiber Networking protocols OSI Model

What you'll do

Own the architecture design, development, and deployment of critical infrastructure for government satellite programs.
Work as the primary customer interface for coordinating and deploying ground infrastructure.
Manage network interconnections, co-location sites, points of presence (POPs), and satellite ground stations.
Manage network infrastructure and deployments to classified data centers.
Collaborate with internal engineering resources to improve Starshield network design.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field.
2+ years of professional networking experience including Layer-1 expertise.
Experience with routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) and switching technologies.
Hands-on experience deploying hardware in classified environments.
Active Top Secret clearance or willingness to obtain one.

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