IT Network Engineer (OT)

Memphis · Starbase, TX · 3+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

SpaceX is looking for an Operational Technology (OT) Network Engineer with experience in routing, switching, and wireless in industrial network environments.
This position will design and support industrial and OT networks for production, test, site operations, and live data center build environments.

Design and implement highly available networks, balancing routing and redundancy for production, test, and site requirements.
Design and validate resilient, scalable multi-site OT network topologies for critical facilities.
Evaluate, procure, and deploy network hardware: switches, firewalls, multiplexing, and SD-WAN appliances.
Develop and contribute to network automation tooling, including configuration analysis and scalable deployment.
Plan and coordinate network outage windows with stakeholders for software updates, hardware refreshes, and maintenance.
Troubleshoot and resolve network issues, and publish root-cause analysis and host retrospective reviews.
Provide networking support during launch and test campaigns, including on-call or real-time support as the networking responsible engineer.
Tune network monitoring for operational telemetry and issue detection before impact.
Create and update network documentation such as architecture overviews, design drawings, and operational procedures.
Work with cross-functional teams on network designs, including failure modes and redundancy.

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional network engineering experience; OR 5+ years of professional network engineering experience and high school diploma or equivalency certificate in lieu of a degree.
Must be onsite.
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Ability to lift heavy objects up to 35 lbs. unassisted.
Ability to provide 24x7 on-call support in emergency situations and participate in an after-hours on-call rotation.
Willingness to occasionally travel to other sites to support new company initiatives.
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Industrial, utility, or operational technology network engineering experience.
Understanding of the OSI model and network standards.
Cisco, Arista, and Juniper data center-class switches.
Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) and fiber optics infrastructure.
Enterprise and media protocols.
Switch port security features, network segmentation, QoS, multicast, and redundancy protocols.
Network monitoring tools and layer-1 testing tools.
Scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) and automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible).

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