Ground Network Specialist – Starlink
SpaceX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $30 - $48 per hour
About the role
- Deploy, troubleshoot, and repair Starlink ground hardware as part of a close-knit team of exceptional engineers and specialists
- Travel internationally and domestically to resolve hardware issues affecting Starlink user service
- Diagnose failures within fiber optic circuits and execute repairs to bring 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
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 2+ years of experience as a mechanic or technician in the telecom or another engineering field
- Strong knowledge of standard computer skills: MS Office, Visio, and web applications
- Meticulous attention to detail, standards, and documentation
- Ability to read, understand, and follow electrical/mechanical drawings and schematics
- Experience in cell tower and site construction or maintenance
- Experience with low earth orbit tracking antennas, stabilizers, or VSAT antennas
- Experience working with fiber optics; network and telephony installation; and/or AV installation, test, troubleshooting, and repair; using fiber optic test equipment (OTDR, OLS, OPM, VFL)
- Experience constructing IT/network racks (UPS, PDUs, cable management, servers, network devices)
- Experience with facilities and related infrastructure construction and maintenance (diesel/natural gas generators, DC battery banks, etc.)
- Experience installing, activating, or troubleshooting CWDM and/or DWDM using standard fiber equipment and testers
- Experience operating articulating boom lifts, forklifts, scissor lifts, and other work site machinery
- Experience with low voltage AC & DC power distribution; operational understanding of Ohm’s Law; and the ability to safely use a multi-meter
- Fluency in languages in addition to English.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Paid vacation (3 weeks)
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with company stock purchasing at a discount
- Company shuttle for employees for roundtrip travel from select locations
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
fiber opticsnetwork installationtelephony installationAV installationtroubleshootingrepairlow earth orbit tracking antennasCWDMDWDMmulti-meter usage
Soft skills
attention to detailteam collaborationdocumentation skillsproblem-solvingcommunication