This role pays less than
60%
of similar roles. Most pay
$130,942–$204,650
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$142k
versus about
$168k
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
654 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 468 roles with salary data.
Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) joins the Starshield team to manage and deploy data center networks supporting critical national security missions. The role involves designing, validating, and productizing high-speed copper and optical connectivity solutions for large-scale AI clusters while collaborating with machine learning teams to translate workload patterns into interconnect topologies. Key responsibilities include monitoring network performance, ensuring reliability, implementing security functions, and building automation tools for device configuration and deployment. Candidates will work with technologies including Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, InfiniBand, NVLink, and NVIDIA GPU deployment stacks like Blackwell or Rubin. The role requires expertise in Layer-1 infrastructure, such as DWDM and fiber troubleshooting, to support the development of reliable in-space mesh networks and secure communication systems for government use cases involving earth observation and hosted payloads.
What does a Network Engineer earn?
Median $145000 from 110 postings across 29 companies.