Join SpaceX as a Data Center Technician to build and maintain critical data center infrastructure.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Monitor and resolve networking incidents
- Manage lifecycle for data center hardware
- Physically rack and cable data center equipment
- Perform quality assurance testing
- Update documentation
Must have
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- Professional experience working in a data center environment
Nice to have
- Certifications related to IT infrastructure
- Experience with data center infrastructure management
- Strong Linux skills
- Experience working with multiple vendor hardware architectures
Practical constraints
- Willingness to work overtime hours and weekends
- Willing to participate in after-hours on-call rotation
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
Requirements
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Education
- High school
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, seniority, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Data Center Technician at SpaceX is responsible for the daily management and maintenance of data center infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance of servers, networks, and power systems. Key skills include experience with enterprise IT hardware, strong Linux proficiency, and familiarity with data center management tools. This role is suited for individuals with a background in data center operations and a solid understanding of hardware architecture. The position requires a hands-on approach and the ability to respond to incidents outside of regular hours.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 3, 2026. Last confirmed on SpaceX's careers page October 3, 2026.
- Linux appears in 2.9% of 10867 comparable other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Data Center Technician role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Starbase, TX, United States.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 1 year of relevant experience for this Data Center Technician role.
- Where is the role based?
- SpaceX is hiring for this position in Starbase, TX, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Cisco CIMC, Dell iDRAC, HPE iLO, Linux.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Data Center Technician role at SpaceX.
From the original posting
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
DATA CENTER TECHNICIAN
Join SpaceX’s IT Infrastructure team as a Data Center Technician, where you’ll play a critical role in building and maintaining multiple data centers. As a key member of our team, you’ll deploy and maintain the infrastructure that powers our mission critical systems, including servers, networks, HVAC and power systems. The ideal candidate has experience working with various types of hardware architecture and understands the strength of each.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitor and resolve networking, compute and rack power distribution infrastructure incidents in multiple data centers
- Manage complete lifecycle for data center hardware including selection, deployment, operation, maintenance and decommission
- Physically rack and cable data center equipment
- Track and logically organize the physical storage of incoming data center equipment
- Perform quality assurance testing and resolve recurring issues
- Establish, schedule and track preventative maintenance procedures
- Update documentation, including interconnect drawings, rack layouts and operation procedures
- Monitor the environmental conditions and power/cooling systems of a data center to ensure they are optimized for servers, switches, storage arrays, and other devices
- Maintain in depth quantitative performance and utilization data for detailed reporting and analytics to drive continuous improvement opportunities
- Work with the supply chain team and vendors to evaluate, procure and manage inventory of data center equipment
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- Professional experience working in a data center environment or with enterprise grade IT hardware
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Certifications related to IT infrastructure such as CompTIA Servier+, CompTIA Network+, CCNA, and CDCMP
- Experience with data center infrastructure management (DCIM) including tools to monitor, measure, manage, and/or control data center utilization
- In-depth knowledge of data center environments, servers, and network equipment
- Extensive experience installing, monitoring, and maintaining data center equipment
- Strong Linux skills including:
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- Navigating the system’s directories and filing system
- Manipulating files in the Linux shell
- User permission configuration
- Package installation and software management
- Ability to identify and apply different filesystem types
- Using Linux commands for process management
- Basic troubleshooting and debugging
- Bash or other scripting
- Power and data center cooling capacity planning experience
- Exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Experience working with multiple vendor hardware architectures
- Experience working with server management tools such as HPE iLO, Cisco CIMC and Dell iDRAC
- Willingness and ability to respond to incidents after hours
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willingness to work overtime hours and weekends as needed
- Willing to participate in after-hours on-call rotation
- Willing to travel to other sites for surge support and systems familiarization
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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