Senior Network Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Starbase, TXBrownsville, TX
Posted: 81 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 Network Engineer

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The Sr. Network Engineer joins the Network Engineering team to design and operate mission critical networks for data centers powering internal operations. This role involves architecting, designing, and deploying highly redundant architectures that support internal needs and a fleet of vehicles. Key responsibilities include leading end to end automation of the network lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration management, validation, and monitoring. The engineer will create AI-driven operations using machine learning tools to monitor health and detect anomalies. Required skills include experience with Juniper, Cisco, Aruba, Arista, and NVIDIA hardware, as well as kernel systems, Linux networking, high speed optical modules, and RDMA. The position focuses on optimizing performance across hardware, topologies, protocols, and software while automating rapid provisioning and upgrades for network devices and servers.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $145000 from 135 postings across 36 companies.

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Skills

Network Engineering linux networking Cisco Juniper Arista Aruba NVIDIA RDMA Kernel Systems Optical Modules AI Machine Learning Configuration Management Monitoring Provisioning

What you'll do

Architect, design, and deploy highly redundant data centers for mission-critical operations.
Lead end-to-end automation of the network lifecycle including provisioning, configuration, and monitoring.
Design and maintain AI and machine learning tools to monitor network health and detect anomalies.
Automate the rapid provisioning and upgrades of network devices and servers.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex networking hardware and software problems.
Optimize performance across hardware, topologies, protocols, and software.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience designing, operating, and automating critical networks.
Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.
5+ years of experience with Juniper, Cisco, Aruba, Arista, and NVIDIA hardware (preferred).
5+ years of experience automating network configurations and network monitoring (preferred).
5+ years of experience with kernel systems, Linux networking, high-speed optical modules, and RDMA (preferred).
AI native engineer who is an expert at deploying and looping AI agents (preferred).