IT Systems Engineer, Launch
Quick Summary
SpaceX seeks an IT Systems Engineer to design and support mission-critical launch infrastructure for multi-site operations.
Skills & Keywords
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Optimize and consolidate existing automation scripts and tooling used to simultaneously support multiple classes of launch vehicles.
- Provide advanced support for Linux and Windows administration and troubleshooting.
- Increase mission critical IT infrastructure maturity with focus on alignment with NIST cybersecurity frameworks.
- Integrate industry-standard DevOps tooling and processes with existing procedures to streamline launch support infrastructure deployment and refresh.
- Collaborate with software and controls teams to integrate IT infrastructure build and configuration processes into standardized systems deployment and verification pipelines.
- Provide real-time IT support during launch and test operations, troubleshooting networking, hardware, and software issues in potentially high stress, time sensitive situations.
- Enhance network monitoring capabilities by identifying operational blind-spots, solving them with custom scripting, filtering, and efficient dashboards.
- Research and implement new virtualization, storage, and networking technologies in development environments for potential adoption.
- Maintain and enhance detailed IT system CMDBs, procedures, and contingency plans.
- Support rapid infrastructure expansion, providing design guidance, topology diagrams, and project coordination.
Required Qualifications
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 EEOCompliance@spacex.com.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, information systems, or other engineering discipline of and 3+ years of systems engineering experience; OR 5+ years of systems engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
- Experience with virtualization or containerization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, Docker, or Openshift).
- Experience with Active Directory and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
- Working knowledge of GitOps concepts, tools, and processes.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- 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 ITAR here.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Linux and Windows server administration.
- Excellent experience with custom scripting (Bash/Powershell/Python) and automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
- Exposure to real-time systems and industrial telemetry networks.
- Experience with Atlassian Tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket.
- Expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures, with high availability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning.
- Experience implementing layer 3 network topologies.
- Experience working with Firewall administration.
- Experience working within compliance frameworks (NIST, ISO or similar).
IT SYSTEMS ENGINEER, LAUNCH
SpaceX is looking a talented IT Systems Engineer to innovate and enhance our multi-site, mission-critical launch infrastructure. This role is essential for enabling safe, reliable, and sustained launch operations - directly advancing our mission to make humanity multiplanetary. We're looking for someone who excels at designing and supporting high-stakes systems with grit, simplicity, and customer-focused tenacity.
spacex
Hawthorne, CA
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