Network Engineer (Starlink Maritime)

SpaceX•Redmond, WA

2d•$125,000 - $200,000

About The Position

SpaceX’s Starlink Maritime Engineering team supports enterprise customers operating vessels and offshore platforms far from shore. The Network Engineer is the technical point of contact closest to the maritime business, translating customer and commercial needs into product capabilities, driving those capabilities through the Starlink engineering organization, and owning whether solutions win and retain accounts. The role calls for strong technical ability, attention to detail, interdisciplinary problem solving, initiative, and a focus on making systems work in high-impact situations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM discipline, or 2 or more years of professional experience in networking or communications integration in lieu of a degree.
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.

Nice To Haves

Background in network engineering and deploying network technologies.
Understanding of core networking concepts from layer 1 through layer 3 and protocols such as IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, NAT, NTP, and IPsec VPN.
Knowledge of routing technologies such as MPLS, SD-WAN, and SATCOM, as well as WAN architectures.
Understanding of backhaul, cloud, and ISP networking technologies such as dedicated interconnects, peering, and BGP.
Excellent data visualization skills, including experience with geospatial data representations.
First-principles problem-solving ability: decomposing customer, product, and network issues into constraints and evidence rather than copying existing maritime or enterprise solutions.
Practical experience with marine electronics and networking equipment.
Experience in software engineering or working directly with software engineering teams.
Experience at an early-stage technology startup or a program that scaled rapidly.
Experience building, producing, or integrating components into an assembly, structure, vehicle, or site under strict quality and timeline requirements.

Responsibilities

Own technical success for Starlink’s largest and most strategic maritime customers, ensuring the product meets the bar to win and retain enterprise business.
Define and implement technical product requirements and capabilities that address maritime customer needs.
Serve as the technical authority in pre-sales and customer engagements.
Develop processes and tools for installation, setup, and troubleshooting to help maritime customers integrate Starlink into their networks at scale.
Identify high-leverage maritime product opportunities, including features, capabilities, and offers that can grow the business, and lead efforts to prioritize them internally.
Use fleet performance data and operational knowledge to assess where Starlink Maritime is succeeding or failing, then turn findings into product and network changes that improve reliability and customer success.

Benefits

Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount.
Comprehensive medical coverage.
Vision coverage.
Dental coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various other discounts and perks.
Accrual of 3 weeks of paid vacation.
10 or more paid holidays per year.
Washington State paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law for employees in that state.
Company shuttles for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.