Job brief: OT Network Engineer

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• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-09 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-09.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: College Station, TX
• Posted: 2026-11-09

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 3+ years of experience.

Must have

• 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.
• Industry-standard certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIS, or JNCIP.
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.

Conditions

• Provide networking support during launch and test campaigns, including on-call or real-time support as the networking responsible engineer.
• Support on-site deployment, physical network cutovers, and new site commissioning.
• This role requires you to be onsite. Hybrid or remote work will not be considered.
• Ability to lift heavy objects up to 35 lbs. unassisted.

Main duties

• 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.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for it and help desk jobs in Texas: $122k a year (24 listings, 12 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,911 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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