Network Connectivity Engineer, Fiber Optic Layout - Memphis

The role

You will design, deploy and qualify large fiber optic networks for data center clusters with hundreds of thousands of GPUs. You will work with optical, mechanical and software engineers to build high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity.

What you will do

• Design and plan scalable, future-proof data center connectivity for clusters of hundreds of thousands of GPUs, including structured cabling beyond 800G
• Procure fiber, copper and other connectivity materials for new builds, expansions and technology refreshes
• Provide project management and construction oversight for connectivity on new builds and expansions
• Plan and implement network upgrades and technology refreshes in live data centers
• Develop Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for live deployments
• Audit connectivity installations and hold vendors accountable for repairs before turnover
• Develop and maintain as-built documentation for all data center connectivity
• Release and troubleshoot ISP circuits across multiple regions and work with data center providers on circuit and cross-connect deployments
• Collaborate with capacity planning, network engineering, hardware reliability and construction teams
• Apply building codes and industry standards to connectivity design and installation

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science or a technical discipline; OR 8+ years of practical experience
• 5+ years of experience working in and designing data center connectivity
• Experience with multimode fiber, singlemode fiber, copper and other low-voltage telecommunication systems
• Experience with structured cabling and both active and passive cabling elements
• Physical ability to perform hands-on work in data centers, including heat, cold and tight quarters
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• Ability to travel approximately 40% as required
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

Nice to have

• RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) certification
• Experience with budget loss, insertion loss and return loss calculations for structured cable systems
• Experience deploying routing switches, aggregation switches, optical transceivers and DWDM
• Ability to interpret fiber test results
• Experience with connectivity testing and troubleshooting using OTDR, light meters, VFLs, loopbacks and BERT
• Experience designing scalable fiber plants for large data centers across Ethernet, InfiniBand and RoCE networks
• Experience designing connectivity for high-speed HPC and ML applications
• Experience troubleshooting optical transceivers, network switches, fiber and Layer 1 hardware
• Knowledge of Python and SQL
• Experience deploying monitoring and alerting systems for data center systems

Before you apply

• Valid driver's license is required

About the company

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence, including Colossus supercomputers and Grok models and applications. SpaceX was founded to make life multiplanetary.