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NETWORK ENGINEER (STARLINK MARITIME)
Starlink connects everyone, everywhere. Starlink Maritime Engineering is a small team that makes Starlink work for enterprise customers whose operations run on tankers, cruise ships, offshore platforms, and research vessels far from shore. You are the technical person closest to that business: you turn maritime customer and commercial needs into product, you drive those capabilities through the Starlink engineering organization, and you own whether the result wins accounts and keeps them. To succeed in this role, you must be a technically excellent and highly detail-oriented interdisciplinary problem solver. You must be a self-starter and have a passion for making things work in high-impact situations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own technical success for Starlink’s largest and most strategic maritime customers so the product meets the bar that wins and retains enterprise business
- Define and implement technical product requirements and capabilities to address maritime customer needs
- Be the technical authority in pre-sales and customer engagements
- Remove friction from enterprise adoption: processes and tools for installation, setup, and troubleshooting so maritime customers can integrate Starlink into their networks at scale
- Find the next high-leverage product bet for maritime — features, capabilities, and offers that grow the business — and lead the internal push to prioritize it
- Use fleet performance data and operations knowledge to show where Starlink Maritime is winning or failing, then turn that into product and network changes that improve reliability and drive customer success
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline
- 1 year of experience in network/communications integration
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Background in network engineering and deploying network technologies
- 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.
- Excellent data visualization skills, including experience in geospatial data representations
- First-principles problem solving: decompose customer, product, and network issues to constraints and evidence instead of copying existing maritime or enterprise solutions
- Practical experience with marine electronics and networking equipment
- Experience in software engineering or experience directly working with software engineering teams
- Experience at an early-stage technology startup or program that scaled rapidly
- Experience with build, production, or integration of components into an assembly, structure, vehicle, or site under strict quality and timeline requirements
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:
Level 1: $125,000.00 - $165,000.00
Level 2: $145,000.00 - $200,000.00
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 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 and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees in Washington State accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law. Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.
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.
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 [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
- At least 1 year of experience in network or communications integration
- Background in network engineering and deploying network technologies
- Understanding of Layer 1 through Layer 3 networking concepts and protocols including IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, NAT, NTP, and IPsec VPN
- Knowledge of routing technologies such as MPLS, SD-WAN, and SATCOM, plus WAN architectures
- Understanding of backhaul, cloud, and ISP networking technologies, including dedicated interconnects, peering, and BGP
- Excellent data visualization skills, including geospatial data representations
- First-principles problem-solving ability
- Practical experience with marine electronics and networking equipment
- Experience in software engineering or directly working with software engineering teams
- Experience at an early-stage technology startup or rapidly scaled program
- Experience building, producing, or integrating components into an assembly, structure, vehicle, or site under strict quality and timeline requirements
- Availability to work extended hours or weekends as needed
- Willingness to travel to SpaceX offices, vendors, partners, and customers as necessary
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants are a core part of total compensation, with periodic company-run tender offers that create liquidity before any public listing. These mechanisms can make the equity component feel materially valuable in practice.
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with on-site clinics and health resources at major sites. This breadth of coverage is presented as a strong element of the offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Major locations feature on-site amenities such as fitness facilities, food/coffee, clinics, and other conveniences. These lifestyle perks enhance day-to-day value alongside cash and equity.
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SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA.
