Network Engineer (Starlink Community Gateway)

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NETWORK ENGINEER (STARLINK COMMUNITY GATEWAY)

Starlink Community Gateway delivers 10 Gbps via Dedicated Internet Access or IP Transit to the most remote places on Earth. See more at As a network engineer on the Starlink Community Gateway team you will define build and deploy key product features and capabilities that unlock new use cases and advance global succeed in this role you must be a technically excellent first principles problem solver. You must be a self-starter and have a passion for making things work in high-impact situations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work directly with the Community Gateway hardware and customers to improve performance reliability and to resolve technical issues when they arise
• Provide sales teams with pre-sales support acting as the technical subject matter expert and engineering representative for Community Gateways in customer interactions and proposal review
• Develop processes and guides to streamline customer integration with the Starlink network and equipment
• Collaborate with hardware software network and business operations teams to define and implement product requirements and capabilities that address Community Gateway customer needs
• Directly support activation of new installations from initial connectivity through customer integration and scaling
• Travel to customer sites for to support installation troubleshooting and integration of Community Gateway systems

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in an engineering or STEM discipline; OR 2 years of professional networking experience in lieu of a degree
• 1 years of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud & web-scale networks
• Professional experience with the deployment of networking hardware (Routers Modems Switch Firewalls etc..)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Background in network engineering and deploying network technologies in customer environments including:
• Understanding of core networking concepts from layer 1 through layer 3 and network protocols such as IPv4 IPv6 DHCP NAT NTP IPsec VPN etc.
• Knowledge of routing technologies (such as MPLS SD-WAN SATCOM etc) and WAN architectures
• Understanding of backhaul cloud and ISP networking technologies such as dedicated interconnects peering BGP etc
• Ability to perform network troubleshooting including analyzing customer network captures and Starlink hardware telemetry to root cause network integration issues.
• Ability to identify technical improvements in support of a mission and coordinate an interdisciplinary team to deliver.
• Experience in software engineering or experience directly working with software engineering teams.
• Experience at an early-stage technology startup or program that scaled rapidly.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be available to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to support critical milestones or operations shifts
• Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX offices vendors partners and customers as necessary

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:
Network Engineer/Level I: $122500.00 - $145000.00/per year
Network Engineer/Level II: $140000.00 - $170000.00/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills education and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of company stock stock options or long-term cash awards as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical vision and dental coverage access to a 401(k)-retirement plan short & long-term disability insurance life insurance paid parental leave and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

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 ITAR here.

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