OT Systems Engineer
SpaceX · Memphis, TN
About this role
**OT SYSTEMS ENGINEER** SpaceX is looking for a highly skilled and versatile OT (Operational Technology) Systems Engineer to implement and support the backend infrastructure for next-generation controls and industrial software platforms critical to launch, manufacturing, and commodities generation environments. This role is embedded within the mission IT organization to support dedicated controls engineering organizations while leveraging adjacent IT expertise, tooling, and technologies. You’ll balance support of legacy controls systems with modernization and continuous improvement initiatives—creating streamlined and secure ICS environments using OT expertise and IT technologies such as virtualization, VDI, GitOps, network-level redundancy, and edge compute. --- **Responsibilities** - Design, deploy, and augment next-generation OT environments supporting plant and launch systems across multiple sites. - Install, configure, maintain, and support industry-standard controls software platforms and internally developed HMIs. - Integrate IT technologies to simplify management, improve security, and enable scalable plant environments. - Deploy and maintain development, test, and staging environments to support controlled change introduction. - Provide direct support during launch, test, and production campaigns. - Perform systems/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 broader DevOps initiatives focused on ICS environments. - Work with internal controls engineers to iterate on simulation and emulation environments to enhance test coverage and improve change control. - Write and maintain standards, architectures, best practices, and documentation (system overviews, design drawings, operational procedures) with emphasis on highly reliable and secure industrial environments—especially at data boundaries. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, security, controls, operations) and external customers/integrators to design robust OT architectures and resolve technical issues. - Ensure OT systems are configured and maintained in compliance with industry and cybersecurity standards (e.g., Purdue Model, 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. - Hands-on experience with multiple industry standard controls software platforms and tools. --- **Preferred Skills and Experience** - Experience supporting real-time systems, industrial control networks, or OT environments in aerospace, defense, energy, or similar high-reliability industries. - Experience designing architectures incorporating 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 DevO
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