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# Sr. AI Engineer, Compute Infrastructure, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance

- **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $350,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Nvidia CUDA, Computer Engineering, Linux, Github, Image Management, InfiniBand, Python (Programming Language), Pulumi, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Build Management, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Bare Metal, Hardware Infrastructure, Terraform
- **Published:** October 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18536940?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18536940%2FSr-Ai-Engineer-Compute-Infrastructure-Special-Programs-Top-Secret-Clearance-California-Hawthorne

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, computer engineering, physics, data science, or engineering discipline.
 * 5+ years of experience in Go Lang and/or Python.
 * 5+ years of experience working with Kubernetes or similar tooling for automating, developing and scaling containerized applications.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 * Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance.
 * Experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation (Buildkite, GitHub Actions, or equivalent).
 * Familiarity with container image management.
 * Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Pulumi or Terraform) and understanding of state management tradeoffs.
 * Understanding of Linux systems.
 * Experience building air-gapped or disconnected deployment tooling where all dependencies must be pre-staged.
 * Familiarity with GPU infrastructure, including NVIDIA drivers, CUDA, NCCL, InfiniBand/RoCE networking.
 * Experience with PXE boot, cloud-init, squashfs, or other bare metal provisioning technologies.
 * Own the bare metal provisioning pipeline., * 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

* Design and build the deployment generator.
 * Create and maintain platform documentation.
 * Build the bundle pipeline.
 * Implement profile-driven rendering for public cloud, enterprise on-prem, and classified air-gap targets based on profile selection.
 * Build and maintain the cross-profile CI matrix.
 * Build the testing and validation framework.
 * Integrate with the existing Supercompute team's operators, Helm charts, and CRDs by consuming their work as inputs to the generator without modifying production infrastructure.
 * Own the monitoring stack migration., * Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
 * 20% travel may be required to government sites.
 * This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment. While the clearance may not be immediately necessary upon hire, we encourage you to initiate the application process promptly upon accepting this offer. Your ability to secure the necessary clearance is essential for fulfilling key responsibilities of the role. Should you be unable to obtain it, SpaceX reserves the right to modify or terminate your employment to align with operational needs.