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SpaceX · 7 hours ago

IT Network Infrastructure Technician

Vandenberg Village, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$25.25/hr - $47.25/hr

2+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The IT Network Infrastructure Technician will support critical production, launch, and landing activities by installing and maintaining telecommunications infrastructure for various systems involved in real-time communications and operations.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Install, terminate, test, troubleshoot, and document test results for fiber, network, audio, video, and RF cabling

Install, test, and troubleshoot audio, video, and RF equipment

Install cable pathway systems (cable trays, cable racks, J-hooks or D-rings)

Install, terminate, test, label, and document horizontal, backbone and other cables

Build out telecommunication and equipment rooms

Install connectors, connector pins, terminals, and lugs

Perform continuity checks, locate and correct wiring errors using measuring instruments

Investigate, diagnose, correct, and document instrumentation or system malfunctions

Perform complex technical assignments involving communications systems, instrumentation and data acquisition/processing systems

Collaborate with team members to troubleshoot failures and issues derived from test data

Read and interpret planning documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches

Qualification

Fiber optics installationCopper cabling installationNetwork troubleshootingAudio/video systemsTelecom network best practicesIndustry standards knowledgeManual dexterityTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

High school diploma or equivalency certificate

2+ years of experience installing, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing: fiber optics, copper cabling (RF, Ethernet), network and telephony installation, and audio/video systems

Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

Ability to distinguish between different colors and possess manual dexterity to complete fine motor tasks

Ability to work at elevated heights and/or tight spaces

Physical effort including standing, lifting and carrying moderately heavy materials or equipment up to 25 lbs

Regularly exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain

Work occasionally performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise

Available to work overtime hours, nights and weekends when required by mission milestones

Ability to travel (~10-25%) as required to other SpaceX locations

Preferred

3+ years of raceway installation (conduit, cable tray installation, PVC installation)

Ability to install, terminate and test low voltage cables and fiber optical cables to include twisted pair, coaxial, stranded and solid conductor low voltage cables, single mode and multi-mode fiber optical cables

Strong knowledge of industry standards (BICSI, NEC, TIA/EIA); different types of fiber (MM, SM) for interior and exterior usage; Cat5E, Cat6 and Cat6A data cabling; and cable pathways such as conduit, fire penetrations and cable trays

Knowledge of the telecom network best practices and concepts including network security, network architecture design, technical standards and deliverables, troubleshooting tools (e.g., line analyzers, breakout boxes, and network traces), software and hardware installation and configuration, network hardware, and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DLC, and ASYNC)

Working knowledge of audio, video, and wireless systems and corresponding physical means of delivery (i.e. analog, digital, AoIP, VoIP)

Operational knowledge of oscilloscopes and multi-meters, soldering wires and connectors, various crimping tools, wire stripping techniques, Ohm's law, continuity testing, pinning out a military type connector, routing and tie wrapping cables, drilling and tapping holes, and building junction boxes

Experience with DC power supplies, DC-DC converters, heat shrink tubing, cable harnessing, lacing, and proper strain relief concepts

Experience with IP and HD-SDI video cameras and infrastructure

Comprehension of modern networking architecture and what is necessary for physical layer inter-connectivity

Experience operating articulating boom lifts, fork lifts, scissor lifts, and other work site machinery