Network Engineer, Starlink Maritime

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $125,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $164k

This role $145k

$117k most similar roles pay here $201k

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $164k 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 600 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 424 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Network Engineer, Starlink Maritime

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Network Engineer (Starlink Maritime) joins the Starlink Maritime Engineering team to provide technical leadership for enterprise customers operating on tankers, cruise ships, offshore platforms, and research vessels. This role involves translating maritime customer needs into product requirements, serving as a technical authority during pre-sales engagements, and removing friction from enterprise adoption through improved installation and troubleshooting tools. The engineer will analyze fleet performance data to drive network improvements and identify high-leverage product features. Key technical competencies include proficiency in networking protocols like IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, NAT, NTP, and IPsec VPN, alongside knowledge of routing technologies such as MPLS, SD-WAN, SATCOM, and BGP. Candidates should possess skills in geospatial data visualization and experience with marine electronics to solve complex connectivity problems for maritime vessels operating far from shore.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $150000 from 102 postings across 28 companies.

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Skills

IPv4 IPv6 DHCP NAT NTP IPsec VPN MPLS SD-WAN SATCOM BGP WAN Architecture Marine Electronics Network Engineering

What you'll do

Own technical success for large maritime customers to ensure products meet enterprise requirements.
Define and implement technical product requirements based on specific maritime customer needs.
Serve as the primary technical authority during pre-sales and customer engagement activities.
Develop tools and processes to simplify installation, setup, and troubleshooting for enterprise clients.
Identify high-leverage product features and lead internal efforts to prioritize them.
Analyze fleet performance data to drive network changes that improve reliability and success.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
1 year of experience in network/communications integration.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.
Background in network engineering and deploying network technologies (preferred).
Understanding of core networking concepts from layer 1 through layer 3 and protocols like IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, NAT, NTP, and IPsec VPN (preferred).
Knowledge of routing technologies such as MPLS, SD-WAN, SATCOM, and WAN architectures (preferred).
Experience with backhaul, cloud, and ISP networking technologies including dedicated interconnects, peering, and BGP (preferred).
Experience in software engineering, marine electronics, or at an early-stage technology startup (preferred).