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Network Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Ground Network Engineering
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Redmond, WA$125k - $165kPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Network Engineer to drive operation, build, and deployment of SpaceX Starlink network globally, improving performance, reliability, and integration with traditional ground networks.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and expand network interconnections, network co-location sites and points of presence (POPs)
  • Improve network performance and reliability based upon system performance metrics, including capacity planning, failure detection and remediation
  • Assist in capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments
  • Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts for the largest and most strategic Starlink customers
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, and network engineers to create or improve Starlink products
  • Support sales teams with technical pre-sales support during the sales cycle by acting as the Starlink technical subject matter expert
  • Assist in updating system configuration and firmware
  • Automation for network devices, operational and deployment tools
  • Assist in architecting how Starlink satellite assets will integrate with more traditional ground networks
  • Mentor and train junior network engineers

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline; OR 2+ years of professional networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud & web-scale networks in lieu of a degree
  • 1+ year of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud & web-scale networks (Internship/Co-op experience recognized)
  • Layer-1 experience (Example: transport, DWDM, optical fiber, circuit troubleshooting, activations, etc.)
  • Experience with the deployment of networking hardware (Routers, Modems, Switch, Firewalls, etc..)

Skills

Required:Bachelor’s degree or equivalent networking experienceLayer-1 networkingNetworking hardware deployment

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives, stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • disability insurance (short and long-term)
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks)
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick time in Washington state
  • company shuttles from select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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