Sr. Network Engineer

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. SR. NETWORK ENGINEER The Network Engineering team designs and operates the mission critical networks for our data centers that power our internal operations. These networks are highly redundant, secure, and high-performance architectures that are rapidly scaling to support our internal needs & our fleet of vehicles. You will lead the charge on designing new architectures, innovating on AI-native operations and challenging the status quo on creating world class networks. RESPONSIBILITIES: Architect, design, & deploy highly redundant data centers for mission critical operations Lead end to end automation of the network lifecycle: provisioning, configuration management, validation, monitoring Create and maintain AI-driven network operations: Design AI and machine learning tools to monitor network health, detect anomalies and pro-actively detect anomalous hardware behavior Automate rapid provisioning & upgrades of network devices & servers Troubleshoot and resolve networking hardware & software problems Optimize performance across hardware, topologies, protocols and software BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: 5+ years of experience designing, operating & automating critical networks PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 5+ years of experience with Juniper, Cisco, Aruba, Arista, NVIDIA hardware 5+ years of experience automating network configurations & network monitoring 5+ years of experience with kernel systems, linux networking, high speed optical modules, RDMA AI native engineer that is an expert at deploying & looping AI agents ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary ITAR REQUIREMENTS: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. cit