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IT Network Engineer (OT)

SpaceX· Security Engineering
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Starbase, TXfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Operational Technology (OT) Network Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting industrial OT networks in SpaceX production, test, site operations, and live data center environments. Focus on highly available, scalable, and secure networks with strong documentation, collaboration, and on-call support.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement highly available networks, balancing routing and redundancy for production, test, and site requirements.
  • Design and validate resilient, scalable multi-site OT network topologies for critical facilities.
  • Evaluate, procure, and deploy network hardware: switches, firewalls, multiplexing, and SD-WAN appliances.
  • Develop and contribute to network automation tooling, including configuration analysis and scalable deployment.
  • Plan and coordinate network outage windows with stakeholders for software updates, hardware refreshes, and maintenance.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve network issues. Publish root-cause analysis and host retrospective reviews.
  • Provide networking support during launch and test campaigns, including on-call or real-time support as the networking responsible engineer.
  • Tune network monitoring for operational telemetry and issue detection before impact.
  • Create and update network documentation: architecture overviews, design drawings, and operational procedures.
  • Work with cross-functional teams on network designs, including failure modes and redundancy.
  • Perform job walks with customers, vendors, and contractors to gather requirements and create implementation plans.
  • Segment industrial networks from campus and corporate networks. Maintain controls-network segmentation.
  • Author system and network architecture drawings, IP/VLAN schemes, and data flow diagrams.
  • Support on-site deployment, physical network cutovers, and new site commissioning.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional network engineering experience; OR 5+ years of professional network engineering experience and high school diploma or equivalency certificate in lieu of a degree.

Skills

Required:OT/Industrial network design and topologyNetworking hardware
Nice to have:Network automationScripting and IaCOS and protocolsMonitoring and testingVendor experience

Benefits

  • Equal Opportunity Employer; rigorous merit- and competence-based consideration
  • Reasonable accommodation in application/interview process
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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