Senior Network Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WAHawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$265,000 / yr
Posted: 124 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 851 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Network Engineer

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The Sr. Network Engineer (Starshield) joins the Starshield team to support national security missions through earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. This role involves driving the operation, build, and deployment of the Starshield service provider network, which includes designing and implementing continual improvements for network capabilities. Key responsibilities include managing network interconnections, co-location sites, and points of presence, as well as overseeing infrastructure deployments to Top Secret datacenters. The engineer will monitor performance, lead integration and troubleshooting, and build automation for network devices and deployment tools. Required technical skills include professional Layer-1 experience with transport, DWDM, and optical fiber, alongside proficiency in Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, and IS-IS. Candidates must also possess experience with Cisco, Juniper, or Arista hardware and software.

What does a Network Engineer earn in California?

Median $171500 from 34 postings across 11 companies.

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Skills

BGP OSPF IS-IS MPLS IPv4 IPv6 Ethernet DWDM Optical Fiber Cisco Juniper Arista Firewalls Routers Switches DNS DHCP NTP

What you'll do

Manage and expand network interconnections, co-location sites, and points of presence.
Manage network infrastructure and deployments for Top Secret datacenters.
Improve network performance and reliability through capacity planning and failure remediation.
Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts for the Starshield service provider network.
Build automation for network devices, operational tools, and deployment processes.
Update system configurations and firmware for network hardware.
Monitor and improve network security and performance metrics.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline and 5+ years of professional networking experience.
7+ years of professional networking experience in enterprise, cloud, or web-scale networks in lieu of a degree.
Professional Layer-1 experience including transport, DWDM, optical fiber, and circuit troubleshooting.
Hands-on experience with datacenter hardware build-out, remote hands, and cross-connect execution.
Experience bringing up switches, routers, firewalls, and servers.
Master’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline (preferred).
Experience with physical troubleshooting of fiber and circuits (preferred).
Deep understanding of service provider networks, routing protocols, and internet services (preferred).
Experience implementing network security functions (preferred).
Cisco, Juniper, Arista, or other industry certification (preferred).
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee as required by ITAR.

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