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OT Systems Engineer, Propellant Generation & Industrial Systems

SpaceX is seeking an OT (Operational Technology) Systems Engineer to implement and support backend infrastructure for next-generation controls and industrial software platforms critical to launch, manufacturing, and propellant generation. This role sits within the mission IT organization, providing support to controls engineering teams while leveraging IT expertise, tooling and technologies. You will balance support of legacy systems with modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and augment next-generation OT environments that support plant and launch systems across multiple sites.
• Install, configure, maintain, and support industry-standard controls software platforms and internally developed HMIs.
• Integrate established and emergent IT technologies to simplify management, improve security, and create scalable plant environments.
• Deploy and maintain development, test, and staging environments to enable controlled, systematic change introduction.
• Provide direct support during launch, test, and production campaigns.
• Perform systems and software upgrades and maintenance between critical operations, including evenings and weekends as needed.
• Proactively monitor services and respond rapidly to incidents to maintain high availability and performance.
• Leverage automation tools and contribute to infrastructure-as-code and DevOps initiatives with focus on ICS environments.
• Work with internal controls engineers to iterate on simulation and emulation environments to enhance test coverage and augment change control processes.
• Write and maintain standards, architectures, best practices, and documentation including system overviews, design drawings, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, security, controls, and operations) as well as external customers and integrators to design robust OT architectures and resolve technical issues.
• Ensure OT systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards such as Purdue Model and IEC 62443.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional experience in OT systems engineering or industrial control systems administration; OR 5+ years of professional experience in OT systems engineering or industrial control systems administration in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with multiple industry standard controls software platforms and tools.
• Experience designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting OT environments in high-reliability settings.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated project management experience leading multiple concurrent projects from planning through execution and closeout, including scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience supporting real-time systems, industrial control networks, or OT environments in aerospace, defense, energy, or similar high-reliability industries.
• Experience designing architectures that incorporate hyperconverged, rugged industrial edge, and distributed compute technologies.
• Working knowledge of industrial protocols, controls networks, and OT cybersecurity best practices.
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) and automation frameworks (Puppet, Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, and DevOps concepts and tools.
• Familiarity with Active Directory, multi-platform authentication, and identity environments in OT contexts.