This role pays less than
58%
of similar roles. Most pay
$135,000–$213,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$145k
versus about
$174k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
704 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 465 roles with salary data.
Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) joins the Starshield team to support national security missions by managing data center networks and infrastructure for high-scale AI clusters. The role involves designing, validating, and productizing high-speed copper and optical connectivity solutions for 100k+ GPU scales while collaborating with machine learning teams to translate workload patterns into interconnect topologies. Daily responsibilities include monitoring network performance, implementing security functions, performing capacity planning, and building automation tools for device deployment. The position requires expertise in Layer-1 technologies like DWDM and fiber, as well as networking protocols including BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, Ethernet, IPv4, and IPv6. Candidates should possess experience with InfiniBand, NVLink, and NVIDIA GPU deployment stacks. This role addresses the technical challenge of building reliable, secure networks for government use in earth observation and communications.
What does a Network Engineer earn?
Median $145000 from 89 postings across 21 companies.