Network Engineer (Starlink Maritime)

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. 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 an engineering or STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience in networking/communications integration in lieu of a degree 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 componen