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# Ground Network Specialist (Starshield)

- **Company:** Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $68,640.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Networking Hardware, Internet Service Provider, Network Server
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5736322908

## About the Role

* High school diploma or equivalency certificate
 * 2+ years of experience as a mechanic or technician in an engineering field services environment (e.g. telecom, internet service provider, etc.), * Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
 * 3+ years of experience troubleshooting electronics, communication systems, or avionics hardware, with a knack for solving complex challenges
 * Demonstrated ability to excel with minimal supervision, consistently delivering high-quality results
 * Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring meticulous documentation and adherence to high standards
 * Leadership and collaboration skills, inspiring and elevating team members through mentorship and skill-sharing
 * Technical expertise in reading and interpreting electrical/mechanical drawings and schematics
 * Hands-on experience building IT/network racks (UPS, PDUs, cable management, servers, network devices)
 * Equipment proficiency, safely operating articulating boom lifts, forklifts, scissor lifts, or similar machinery
 * Electrical knowledge, including low voltage AC/DC power distribution, Ohm's Law, and safe multi-meter and power supply use
 * Ability to obtain and maintain or already possess an Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance, * An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
 * Ability to travel as required; travel will be up to 75% of the time to U.S. or international gateway sites
 * General physical fitness and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. is required for some tasks
 * Ability to distinguish between different colors and possess manual dexterity to complete fine motor tasks
 * Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings and climbing hand over hand
 * Ability to work at elevated heights

## Description

* Deploy, troubleshoot, and repair Starshield ground hardware as part of a close-knit team of exceptional engineers and specialists
 * Travel internationally and domestically to resolve hardware issues affecting Starshield user service
 * Diagnose failures within fiber optic circuits and antenna hardware and execute repairs to bring the system back to full operation
 * Investigate and resolve issues with onsite commercial network and routing hardware
 * Improve existing, and create new, training documentation for continuous improvement of team skills
 * Own the Hawthorne lab space, including inventory, tooling, and ground support testing equipment