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Sr. Network Engineer

SpaceX · Starbase · United States

Network Engineer

Posted: 8/8/2026 · On the employer's job feed since 10/11/2026

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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. NETWORK ENGINEER

The Network Engineering team designs and operates the mission critical networks for our data centers that power our internal operations. These networks are highly redundant, secure, and high-performance architectures that are rapidly scaling to support our internal needs & our fleet of vehicles. You will lead the charge on designing new architectures, innovating on AI-native operations and challenging the status quo on creating world class networks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Architect, design, & deploy highly redundant data centers for mission critical operations
  • Lead end to end automation of the network lifecycle: provisioning, configuration management, validation, monitoring
  • Create and maintain AI-driven network operations: Design AI and machine learning tools to monitor network health, detect anomalies and pro-actively detect anomalous hardware behavior
  • Automate rapid provisioning & upgrades of network devices & servers
  • Troubleshoot and resolve networking hardware & software problems
  • Optimize performance across hardware, topologies, protocols and software

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 5+ years of experience designing, operating & automating critical networks

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • 5+ years of experience with Juniper, Cisco, Aruba, Arista, NVIDIA hardware
  • 5+ years of experience automating network configurations & network monitoring
  • 5+ years of experience with kernel systems, linux networking, high speed optical modules, RDMA
  • AI native engineer that is an expert at deploying & looping AI agents

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com. 

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