Senior IT Network Engineer (OT)

SpaceX

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Starbase, TXBrownsville, TX
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3 days ago
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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 · Senior IT Network Engineer (OT)

Sr. 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 implementing large-scale, highly available industrial and OT networks for production, test, site operations, and data center environments. Key responsibilities include deploying hardware like switches, firewalls, and SD-WAN appliances; developing automation tools; performing root-cause analysis; and providing real-time support during launch campaigns. The candidate will utilize Cisco, Arista, and Juniper hardware alongside fiber optics and WDM infrastructure. Required skills include proficiency in Bash, PowerShell, or Python for automation with Terraform and Ansible, as well as experience with Linux, Windows administration, and GitOps. The role focuses on industrial control networks within high-reliability aerospace environments requiring strict network segmentation.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement large-scale, highly available routing and switching networks for production and test environments.
  • Develop and contribute to network automation tooling for configuration analysis and scalable deployment.
  • Troubleshoot complex network issues and publish root-cause analyses following retrospective reviews.
  • Provide real-time networking support during critical launch and test campaigns as the responsible engineer.
  • Segment industrial networks from corporate networks while maintaining strict controls-network segmentation.
  • Create technical documentation including architecture overviews, design drawings, IP/VLAN schemes, and data flow diagrams.
  • Manage hardware procurement and deployment for switches, firewalls, multiplexing, and SD-WAN appliances.
  • Support on-site deployments, physical network cutovers, and new site commissioning.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or another STEM field and 5+ years of professional network engineering experience.
  • High school diploma or equivalent with 8+ years of professional network engineering experience.
  • Experience in industrial, utility, or operational technology (OT) network engineering (preferred).
  • Expertise in Cisco, Arista, and Juniper data center-class switches (preferred).
  • Proficiency in scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python), automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible), and GitOps (preferred).
  • Familiarity with fiber optics, WDM, and industrial control networks in high-reliability industries (preferred).
  • Industry-standard certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, JNCIS, JNCIP, or JNCIE (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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