Hiring: IT Network Engineer, Mission Systems Company: SpaceX Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:36:47 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Ansible, Bash, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, Linux, PowerShell, Python, Terraform About the job Experience: •Extensive hands-on experience designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks in latency sensitive and/or industrial environments. •Functional experience with multiple network vendors either in production or lab environments. •In-depth knowledge of the OSI model and network standards. •Applied hands-on capability in Cisco, Arista, and Juniper data center class switches. •Extensive knowledge of common enterprise and media protocols. Required Skills: •Design and implement highly available networks, carefully balancing various routing and redundancy technologies depending on unique requirements between production and launch. •Design and maintain mission data center and site networks in accordance with company network standards. Collaborating with adjacent infrastructure and enterprise teams. •Evaluate, procure, and deploy network hardware including switches, firewalls, multiplexing and SDWAN appliances. •Contribute to ever-maturing network automation tooling; implementing configuration analysis, linting, and scalability into the deployment framework. •Plan and coordinate network outage windows with stakeholders to perform software updates, hardware refreshes, and general network maintenance (sometimes on weekends and evenings). •Troubleshoot and resolve network-related issues, publishing root cause analysis (RCA) documentation and hosting retrospective data reviews. •Provide direct networking support during launch and test campaigns and be on-call or provide real-time support as networking responsible engineer during operations. •Proactively tailors network monitoring to provide ever more valuable operational telemetry with emphasis on issue detection prior to operational impact. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional network engineering experience; OR 5+ years of professional network engineering experience in lieu of a degree. •Demonstrated capacity to pass DoD background check for launch site access. •Demonstrated capacity to work in tight quarters; physical dexterity is necessary to perform job functions. •Availability for extended hours and/or weekends as the schedule varies depending on site operational needs; flexibility is required. •Demonstrated capacity to provide 24x7 on-call support in emergency situations and participate in an after-hours on-call rotation. •Willingness to travel (up to 20%, including flying to other sites worldwide) and potential time at sea supporting marine systems. •Demonstrated capacity to work at heights. •Demonstrated capacity to drive (active valid driver’s license). •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. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!