IT Network Infrastructure Technician
Core
Install, terminate, test, and troubleshoot fiber, copper, audio, video, and RF cabling and equipment for SpaceX's production facilities, launch infrastructure, and spacecraft support systems.
Role type
Senior IC IT Network Infrastructure Technician
Builds
Layer 1 fiber and copper data networks, operational voice/video/RF systems, and ground-side vehicle/payload interfaces for Falcon, Dragon, and Starship missions.
Domain
Aerospace & Defense / Telecommunications Infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
fiber optics installation and testing, copper cabling (Cat5E/6/6A), low voltage cable termination, cable pathway installation (trays, conduits), RF and audio/video system installation, continuity testing and fault diagnosis, reading technical schematics and blueprints, operating articulating boom lifts and scissor lifts, soldering and crimping, DC power supply management.
Preferred skills
raceway installation (conduit, PVC), knowledge of BICSI/NEC/TIA/EIA standards, experience with oscilloscopes and multi-meters, IP and HD-SDI video infrastructure, military connector pinning, working in extreme outdoor environments.
Technologies
fiber optics (single/multi-mode), Ethernet, TCP/IP, VoIP, AoIP, RF systems, DC-DC converters, HD-SDI cameras.
Responsibilities
Install and terminate fiber and copper cables; build out telecommunication and equipment rooms; troubleshoot instrumentation and system malfunctions; perform continuity checks and locate wiring errors; operate work site machinery like boom lifts; interpret engineering sketches and wiring diagrams.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC