• IT Systems Engineer

    SpaceX (TX)


    IT Systems Engineer

     

    Starbase, TX

     

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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.

    IT SYSTEMS ENGINEER

    SpaceX is looking for an experienced network engineer with expertise in networking technologies that support routing, switching, dynamic multicast, network access control, automation, etc. This employee will be a member of the Information Technology Launch team and will support the flight software, avionics, and automation teams, amongst other business users. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment. He or she should be a self-starter, self-motivator and possess ingenuity to excel at this position.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    + Work closely with other SpaceX engineers to gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support Networks and related technologies in a world-class environment that meets the needs of the demanding SpaceX engineering teams. Build highly-resilient, high-performance, scalable, and flexible systems.

    + Exercise a high degree of responsibility for the processes, systems, and tools you create and manage; all supporting the goal of making humanity an interplanetary species.

    + Make recommendations, justify, and implement improvements using an accepted change control methodology.

    + Work within a diverse group to design and deliver creative solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner by interacting with internal business units.

    + Define, document and follow standards and best practices for systems design, testing, and implementation.

    + Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions to common problems.

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

    + Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, physics, information systems, or other engineering discipline and 3+ years of network engineering experience; OR 5+ years of network engineering experience in lieu of a degree.

    + Experience with network switches, routers, and firewalls.

    PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

    + Expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures, with high availability, fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring, and statistics/metrics collection.

    + Expert understanding of the OSI model and network standards

    + Hands on experience with the following:

    + Cisco Catalyst and Arista data center class switches

    + Wave Division Multiplexing and Fiber Optics

    + DNS, DHCP, SNMP, IP helpers, ARP, CDP, LLDP

    + BGP routing

    + Switch port security features

    + Network monitoring tools

    + Network documentation

    + Linux/Windows system administration

    + Experience with Python scripting

    + Industry standard certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE

    + Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities.

    + Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations.

    ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

    + Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

    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 ITARhere (https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc\_kb\_article\_page&sys\_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987) .

     

    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 [email protected].