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Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.\nSR. IT NETWORK ENGINEER (OT)\nSpaceX is looking for a Senior Operational Technology (OT) Network Engineer with experience in routing, switching, and wireless in industrial network environments. This employee will be a member of the IT Network Engineering team, which is responsible for maintaining a stable, reliable, and diverse network. This network supports the design, manufacturing, and launching of rockets, spacecraft, satellites, and human spaceflight. This position will design and support industrial and OT networks for production, test, site operations, and live data center build environments. The ideal candidate will be a great communicator, able to document work in a ticketing system, excel at multi-tasking, resolve issues to prevent failures, and enjoy a fast-paced high-tech environment.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nDesign and implement large-scale, highly available networks, balancing routing and redundancy for production, test, and site requirements.\nDesign and validate resilient, scalable multi-site OT network topologies for critical facilities.\nEvaluate, procure, and deploy network hardware: switches, firewalls, multiplexing, and SD-WAN appliances.\nDevelop and contribute to network automation tooling, including configuration analysis and scalable deployment.\nPlan and coordinate network outage windows with stakeholders for software updates, hardware refreshes, and maintenance.\nTroubleshoot and resolve network issues. Publish root-cause analysis and host retrospective reviews.\nProvide networking support during launch and test campaigns, including on-call or real-time support as the networking responsible engineer.\nTune network monitoring for operational telemetry and issue detection before impact.\nCreate and update network documentation: architecture overviews, design drawings, and operational procedures.\nWork with cross-functional teams on network designs, including failure modes and redundancy.\nPerform job walks with customers, vendors, and contractors to gather requirements and create implementation plans.\nSegment industrial networks from campus and corporate networks. Maintain controls-network segmentation.\nAuthor system and network architecture drawings, IP/VLAN schemes, and data flow diagrams.\nSupport on-site deployment, physical network cutovers, and new site commissioning.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 5+ years of professional network engineering experience; OR 8+ years of professional network engineering experience and high school diploma or equivalency certificate in lieu of a degree.\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\nIndustrial, utility, or operational technology network engineering experience.\nExpert understanding of the OSI model and network standards.\nCisco, Arista, and Juniper data center-class switches.\nWave Division Multiplexing (WDM) and fiber optics infrastructure.\nEnterprise and media protocols.\nSwitch port security features, network segmentation, QoS, multicast, and redundancy protocols.\nNetwork monitoring tools and layer-1 testing tools.\nScripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) and automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible).\nLinux and Windows system administration.\nGitOps and infrastructure as code, as a user and as a contributor.\nLayer 2 and Layer 3 design, deployment, and troubleshooting in latency-sensitive or industrial environments.\nFunctional experience with multiple network vendors in production or lab environments.\nHands-on configuration of managed industrial switches and routers.\nReal-time systems, industrial control networks, or OT environments in aerospace, defense, energy, oil and gas, or similar high-reliability industries.\nIndustry-standard certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, JNCIS, JNCIP, or JNCIE.\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:\nThis role requires you to be onsite. 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