OT Network Engineer, Physical Infrastructure - Memphis

The role

You will design, deploy and maintain highly available OT and data center networks for supercomputer and physical infrastructure at SpaceXSI. You will also support launch and test campaigns, on-call operations, and network documentation and security compliance.

What you will do

• Design and implement highly available networks balancing routing and redundancy technologies
• Design and maintain mission data center and site networks to company standards
• Evaluate, procure and deploy switches, firewalls, multiplexing and SDWAN appliances
• Build network automation tooling including configuration analysis and linting
• Plan and coordinate outage windows for updates, hardware refreshes and maintenance
• Troubleshoot network issues, publish root cause analyses and host retrospective reviews
• Provide networking support during launch and test campaigns and during operations
• Tailor network monitoring to detect issues before operational impact
• Create and update network architecture, design and operational documentation
• Enforce zero-trust firewalls that separate facility infrastructure from the corporate DMZ

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or another STEM discipline and 3+ years of network engineering experience, or 5+ years of network engineering experience without a degree
• 2+ years of hands-on OT networking, critical facility infrastructure, industrial automation or controls engineering experience
• Experience designing, deploying, supporting and troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks in latency-sensitive or industrial environments
• Experience with multiple network vendors in production or lab environments
• Experience with GitOps and Infrastructure as Code frameworks as a user and contributor
• Ability to work in tight quarters with physical dexterity
• Availability for extended hours and weekends with flexibility
• Ability to provide 24x7 on-call support in emergencies and join an after-hours on-call rotation
• Willingness to travel up to 20%, including worldwide sites
• Ability to lift 30 lbs
• Ability to work at heights
• Ability to drive with an active valid driver's license

Nice to have

• Strong understanding of the OSI model and network standards
• Hands-on experience with Cisco, Arista and Juniper data center switches
• Experience with Wave Division Multiplexing and fiber optics infrastructure
• Knowledge of common enterprise and media protocols
• Experience with switch port security, network segmentation, QoS, multicast and redundancy protocols
• Familiarity with network monitoring tools and Layer 1 testing tools
• Scripting in Bash, PowerShell or Python and automation frameworks such as Terraform or Ansible
• Linux and Windows system administration experience
• Industry certifications such as CCNA or CCNP
• Experience with real-time, industrial control or OT environments in aerospace, defense, energy, oil and gas or similar industries

Before you apply

• Compliance with ITAR, ISO and NIST standards is required

About the company

SpaceX was founded to make life multiplanetary. SpaceXSI builds Super Intelligence through Colossus supercomputers, Grok models and applications including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice and X.