Sr. Network Engineer (Starshield)
Sr. Network Engineer (Starshield)
SpaceX
SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer for its Starshield project, which utilizes Starlink technology to support national security efforts. The role involves managing and expanding network infrastructure, improving performance and reliability, and collaborating with various engineering teams to enhance network design.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline AND 5+ years of professional networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions or cloud and web-scale networks; OR 7+ years of professional networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions or cloud and web-scale networks in lieu of a degree
- Professional Layer-1 experience (e.g., transport, DWDM, optical fiber, circuit troubleshooting, activations, etc.)
- Experience with network performance metrics and capacity planning
- Strong troubleshooting skills in network integration
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
Responsibility
- Manage and expand network interconnections, network co-location sites and points of presence (POPs)
- Manage network infrastructure and deployments to Top Secret datacenters
- 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
- Collaborate with hardware, software, and network engineers to improve the Starshield network design
- Assist in updating system configuration and firmware
- Build automation for network devices, operational and deployment tools
- Mentor and train junior network engineers
