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OT Systems Engineer, Mission Systems

SpaceX· Information Technology - Business
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Cape Canaveral, FLFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

OT (Operational Technology) Systems Engineer to implement and support backend infrastructure for next-generation controls and industrial software platforms critical to SpaceX's launch, manufacturing, and commodities generation environments. Embedded within the mission IT organization to support controls engineering while leveraging IT tooling and technologies. Balances legacy support with modernization, with emphasis on secure ICS environments, virtualization, VDI, GitOps, and edge compute.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and augment next-generation OT environments that support plant and launch systems across multiple sites.
  • Install, configure, maintain, and support industry-standard controls software platforms as well as internally developed HMIs.
  • Integrate established and emergent IT technologies to simplify management, improve security, and create scalable plant environments.
  • Deploy and maintain development, test, and staging environments to enable controlled, systematic change introduction.
  • Provide direct support during launch, test, and production campaigns.
  • Perform systems/software upgrades and maintenance between critical operations (including evenings and weekends as needed).
  • Proactively monitor services and respond rapidly to incidents to maintain high availability and performance.
  • Leverage automation tools and contribute to infrastructure-as-code and broader DevOps initiatives with a focus on ICS environments.
  • Work with internal controls engineers to iterate on simulation and emulation environment to enhance test coverage and augment change control processes.
  • Write and maintain standards, architectures, best practices, and documentation (including system overviews, design drawings, and operational procedures), with emphasis on highly reliable and secure industrial environments, especially at data boundaries.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, security, controls, and operations) as well as external customers and integrators to design robust OT architectures and resolve technical issues.
  • Ensure OT systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g., Purdue Model, IEC 62443).

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional experience in OT systems engineering or industrial control systems administration; OR 5+ years of professional experience in OT systems engineering or industrial control systems administration in lieu of a degree.
  • Hands-on experience with multiple industry standard controls software platforms and tools.
  • Significant experience designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting OT environments in high-reliability settings.

Skills

Required:OT systems engineeringControls software platformsHMI development and maintenanceCommunication
Nice to have:Scripting and automationInfrastructure as code / DevOps for ICSNetworking & OT cybersecurityWindows & Linux system administration

Benefits

  • Equal Opportunity Employer; details per company policy (not explicitly listed in description)
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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