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# Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) at SpaceX

Department: Starshield Software EngineeringEducation: education_required

Compensation · Listed in posting

$125,000 – $160,000/yr

**Location**
: Palo Alto, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: mid

**Posted**
: Sep 22, 2026

## Description

SpaceX is hiring a Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) to operate, design, deploy, secure, optimize, and automate the Starshield data center network supporting national security missions and AI clusters at 100k+ GPU scale. The role requires a technical or engineering bachelor’s degree or equivalent networking experience, hands-on enterprise and cloud networking experience, Layer-1 and hardware deployment expertise, and a Top Secret security clearance. Compensation ranges from $125,000 to $195,000 depending on level, with medical, vision, dental, retirement, and other benefits.

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