Principal Network Engineer (Starlink Ground Network)

Palo Alto - 1530full time

On Site

senior

$200k–$285k

H1B: no

SpaceX The Principal Network Engineer manages and expands Starlink’s global network infrastructure, improving performance, reliability, and deployment. This role leads network integration, troubleshooting, and supports sales with technical expertise.

Responsibilities

Manage and expand network interconnections, network co-location sites and points of presence (POPs)
Improve network performance and reliability based upon system performance metrics, including capacity planning, failure detection and remediation
Assist in capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments
Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts for the largest and most strategic Starlink customers
Collaborate with hardware, software, and network engineers to create or improve Starlink products.
Support sales teams with technical pre-sales support during the sales cycle by acting as the Starlink technical subject matter expert.
Assist in updating system configuration and firmware
Automation for network devices, operational and deployment tools
Assist in architecting how Starlink satellite assets will integrate with more traditional ground networks
Mentor and train junior network engineers

Qualification

Layer-1 experience (ExampleExperience bringing up switchesRouting Protocol experienceConnectivity (Ethernet

Required

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline; OR 2+ years of professional networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud & web-scale networks in lieu of a degree
7+ year of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud & web-scale networks (Internship/Co-op experience recognized)
Layer-1 experience (Example: transport, DWDM, optical fiber, circuit troubleshooting, activations, etc.)
Experience with the deployment of networking hardware (Routers, Modems, Switch, Firewalls, etc..)