Network Connectivity Engineer, Fiber Optic Layout (Starmind)

SpaceX • Bastrop, TX

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About The Position

The Starmind team designs training and inference compute clusters, pushing thermal, electrical, and optical systems to their limits. As a Network Connectivity Engineer, you will design, deploy, and qualify large-scale fiber optic networks for clusters of hundreds of thousands of coherently connected GPUs. You will architect systems for maximum bandwidth and minimum latency, collaborating with optical, mechanical, and software engineers to translate designs into large-scale coherent computing networks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or another engineering discipline.
• At least 1 year of experience working in data centers; internship experience is applicable.
• Experience with multimode fiber, singlemode fiber, copper, and other low-voltage telecommunication systems.
• Experience with structured cabling and both active and passive cabling elements.
• Physical ability to perform hands-on work in data center environments, including heat, cold, and tight quarters.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support deployments and cutovers.
• Ability to travel to data center locations approximately 40% as required by project needs.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Must meet the stated ITAR eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

• RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) certification.
• 5 or more years of experience working in data centers; internship experience is applicable.
• Experience performing budget loss, insertion loss, and return loss calculations for structured cable systems.
• Experience deploying network elements such as routing switches, aggregation switches, optical transceivers, and DWDM.
• Ability to interpret fiber test results.
• Experience with network connectivity testing for singlemode duplex, multimode duplex, MPO8, MPO12, MPO16, AOC, DAC, and copper, and troubleshooting using OTDR, light meters, VFLs, loopbacks, and BERT across vendors.
• Experience building and designing scalable fiber and connectivity plants for large-scale data centers across Ethernet, InfiniBand, and RoCE networks.
• Experience designing and deploying connectivity for high-speed, high-bandwidth HPC and ML applications.
• Experience troubleshooting optical transceivers, network switches, fiber, and other Layer 1 hardware.
• Knowledge of basic programming languages such as Python and SQL.
• Experience deploying monitoring and alerting systems for environmental, mechanical, and electrical data center systems.
• Ability to manage multiple projects across different time zones simultaneously.
• Knowledge of relevant building codes and industry cabling standards, including TIA, BICSI, and NEC.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan scalable, future-proof data center connectivity for clusters of hundreds of thousands of GPUs, including structured cabling plants that support evolving architectures and speeds beyond 800G.
• Procure fiber, copper, and other connectivity materials for new builds, expansions, and technology refreshes.
• Provide project management and construction oversight for connectivity scope on new data center builds and expansions.
• Plan and implement network upgrades and overhauls for technology refreshes in live data center environments.
• Develop Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for connectivity deployments in live environments.
• Audit existing and new connectivity installations and hold vendors accountable for troubleshooting and repairs prior to network deployment turnover.
• Develop and maintain as-built documentation for all data center connectivity.
• Release and troubleshoot ISP circuits across multiple regions; interface with data center providers to drive circuit and cross-connect deployments.
• Collaborate with capacity planning, network engineering, hardware reliability, and construction teams on cluster design and delivery.
• Apply knowledge of applicable building codes and industry standards to connectivity design and installation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level