SpaceX · 16 hours ago
Sr. Manager, IT Systems Engineering
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$175K/yr - $230K/yr
7+ years expSpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. They are seeking an experienced senior manager of IT systems engineering to lead and manage various IT engineering teams focused on critical operations such as launch and mission operations. The role involves defining requirements, implementing solutions, and ensuring operational management of the IT environment.
AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Define requirements, perform research, evaluate vendors/solutions, design/implement solutions, and provide ongoing support for all technologies in scope. Provide simple but effective scalability, performance, and reliability
Drive consistent standardized solutions across SpaceX for all software, configurations, and processes
Implement tools and processes for efficient and effective operational management of the environment -- change management, monitoring, alerting, incident handling, customer request handling, etc
Apply security-minded decision making processes and maintain strong attention to details
Define, manage, and execute on a roadmap of projects that continues to raise the bar through implementing innovative technology, tools, automation, and processes with a team of engineers and administrators
Interact with internal customers to provide solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner. Serve as a primary liaison from IT to customers
Be involved, advise and participate in the technical decisions of the teams they oversee
Actively participate in crises as they arise, applying a strong sense of ownership and maintaining appropriate communication with stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5+ years of IT systems engineering OR 7+ years of IT systems engineering experience
4+ years of experience in IT management
Professional experience with configuration management tools and concepts
Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
Ability to travel (<25%) to other SpaceX sites
Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Ability to lift 25 lbs. unassisted
Preferred
Experience organizing and leading teams of IT engineers, of varying size and scope, toward common goals
Expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures, with high availability, fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring, and statistics/metrics collection
Experience with configuration management, provisioning, infrastructure as code, and other DevOps concepts and tools
Must be operationally minded and drive for the highest uptime of systems
Experience owning all aspects of corporate IT engineering teams in a distributed enterprise environment
Networking experience in IPv4, switching, routing, firewalls and HA architecture
Must be comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities
Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations
Benefits
Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.78BKey Investors
Korea Investment PartnersIntesa SanpaoloAndreessen Horowitz
2026-01-01Undisclosed
2025-12-12Secondary Market
2025-09-10Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Elon Musk
Founder, CEO & CTO
Bret Johnsen
CFO
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