Support IT infrastructure for rocket manufacturing at SpaceX, ensuring operational excellence in mission-critical systems.
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Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Deploy new IT infrastructure
- Perform systems upgrades and patches
- Monitor IT services
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Maintain documentation for IT systems
Must have
- 3+ years of experience in IT systems administration
- Hands-on experience with Linux or Windows server administration
- Hands-on experience with enterprise network administration
Nice to have
- Experience troubleshooting hardware issues
- Working knowledge of network protocols
- Familiarity with Active Directory
- Experience with virtualization platforms
- Exposure to real-time systems
Practical constraints
- Willingness to participate in an after-hours on-call rotation
- Willingness to travel (up to 20%)
- Ability to lift 30 lbs
- Ability to work at heights
- Ability to drive (active valid driver's license)
Requirements
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- High school
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The IT Systems Administrator at SpaceX plays a crucial role in managing and enhancing the IT infrastructure that supports rocket manufacturing operations. Daily tasks include deploying new systems, performing upgrades, and monitoring network performance while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards. This position is suited for candidates with at least three years of experience in IT systems administration within manufacturing environments, particularly those familiar with Linux or Windows server management and enterprise networking. The role demands a proactive approach to problem-solving and may involve after-hours support and travel.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the IT Systems Administrator, Manufacturing role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Starbase, TX, United States.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 3 years of relevant experience for this IT Systems Administrator, Manufacturing 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: Active Directory, DevOps, Linux, Networking, Virtualization, Windows.
- What seniority level is this role?
- SpaceX targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this IT Systems Administrator, Manufacturing 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.
IT SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, MANUFACTURING
SpaceX is looking for a highly skilled and knowledgeable IT Systems Administrator to support the networking, compute administration, and application support needs of our rocket manufacturing factories. This role will be pivotal to the enablement of sustained launch cadence, directly supporting our goals of making humanity a multiplanetary species. You must be comfortable working on life-safety and mission-critical systems with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities while maintaining attention to detail and operational excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Augment and deploy new IT infrastructure, including networking, server, and desktop hardware directly supporting mission-critical networks in our rocket manufacturing factories.
- Perform periodic systems upgrades and patches in between critical operations, sometimes on weekends and evenings.
- Monitor IT services and respond aggressively to incidents to maintain systems performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively identify and resolve potential technical issues with systems deployments.
- Author and maintain documentation for IT systems, from systems overview documents and design drawings to procedures.
- Leverage automation tools and contribute to IT systems engineering efforts.
- Ensure that systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g. ITAR, ISO, NIST).
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- 3+ years of experience in IT systems administration in manufacturing/factory environments.
- Hands-on experience with Linux or Windows server administration.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise network administration and deployment.
- Experience troubleshooting network connectivity to manufacturing equipment.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience troubleshooting hardware issues and replacing hardware on rackmount servers.
- Working knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, NTP, PTP etc), firewalls administration and cybersecurity technologies.
- Familiarity with Active Directory and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
- Experience with virtualization platforms and tools.
- Understanding of Layer 1 configuration best practices and multiplexing technologies.
- Working knowledge, including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot, Windows-based systems and services (i.e. SCCM, Active Directory).
- Exposure to real-time systems and industrial telemetry networks.
- Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, and other DevOps concepts and tools.
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations.
- Confidence to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement of manufacturing IT systems, networks, and processes.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willingness to participate in an after-hours on-call rotation and work extended hours or weekends as necessary.
- Willingness to travel (up to 20%, including flying to other sites worldwide) and potential time at sea supporting marine systems.
- Ability to lift 30 lbs.
- Ability to work at heights.
- Ability to drive (active valid driver's license).
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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