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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # network engineer - **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp. - **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States - **Salary:** $125,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Modems, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Network Address Translation, Networking Hardware, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), IPv4, IPv6, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Multi-protocol Systems, Network Troubleshooting, Network Layer, Mesh Networking, Routing, Network Time Protocols, Network Protocols, Peering, Satcom, Software Engineering, Wide Area Networks, Network Routers, Computer Network Technologies, Firewalls (Computer Science) - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/spacex/network-engineer-starlink-community-gateway-0b04ee ## About the Role Starlink Community Gateway delivers 10 Gbps via Dedicated Internet Access or IP Transit to the most remote places on Earth. See more at starlink.com/community-gateway. As a network engineer on the Starlink Community Gateway team you will define, build, and deploy key product features and capabilities that unlock new use cases and advance global connectivity. To succeed in this role, you must be a technically excellent first principles problem solver. You must be a self-starter and have a passion for making things work in high-impact situations., * Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional networking experience in lieu of a degree * 1+ years of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud & web-scale networks * Professional experience with the deployment of networking hardware (Routers, Modems, Switch, Firewalls, etc..) PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE * Background in network engineering and deploying network technologies in customer environments including: * 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 Ability to perform network troubleshooting including analyzing customer network captures and Starlink hardware telemetry to root cause network integration issues Ability to identify technical improvements in support of a mission and coordinate an interdisciplinary team to deliver Experience in software engineering or experience directly working with software engineering teams Experience at an early-stage technology startup or program that scaled rapidly, * 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. ## Description * Work directly with the Community Gateway hardware and customers to improve performance, reliability, and to resolve technical issues when they arise * Provide sales teams with pre-sales support, acting as the technical subject matter expert and engineering representative for Community Gateways in customer interactions and proposal review * Develop processes and guides to streamline customer integration with the Starlink network and equipment * Collaborate with hardware, software, network, and business operations teams to define and implement product requirements and capabilities that address Community Gateway customer needs * Directly support activation of new installations from initial connectivity through customer integration and scaling * Travel to customer sites for to support installation, troubleshooting, and integration of Community Gateway systems ## Related Videos - [IoT: The road to sustainability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/557-iot-the-road-to-sustainability) - [IP Authentication: A Tale of Performance Pitfalls and Challenges in Prod](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1413-ip-authentication-a-tale-of-performance-pitfalls-and-challenges-in-prod) - [Small, Secure, Interconnected: The next Internet Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100062-small-secure-interconnected-the-next-internet-protocol) - [Your next 10x engineer isn't in your city. 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