Manager of IT and HPC Systems Engineering

Manager of IT and HPC Systems Engineering

Manager of IT and HPC Systems EngineeringInformation Services and Technology Hawthorne, CA, United States

The Company

SpaceX is a US based space technology company founded by its residing CEO and CTO, Elon Musk, the former co-founder of PayPal. The company's goal is to renew a sense of excellence in the space industry by disrupting the current paradigm of complacency and replacing it with innovation and commercialized price points; laying the foundation for a truly space-faring human civilization.

SpaceX builds rockets and spacecraft from the ground up; including electronics, software, vehicle structures, and engines. In-house development includes nearly all flight critical custom components amounting to approximately 85% of our vehicles both by mass and by value. Our development and production efforts represent some of the most dynamic and challenging technology problems seen in any organization.

Our success is driven by a wide variety of engineering perspectives and openness to all great ideas. We pride ourselves on being a meritocracy where employees are defined by their capabilities and contributions, instead of title or tenure. We are actively seeking the best and brightest minds from all industries to continue to build our world class team.

Our employees thrive in a fast-paced engineering ecosystem focused on innovation and high levels of personal responsibility. At SpaceX we cut through the noise and believe in the essentials of hardcore engineering.

We build it, test it, and fly it.

The Department

Information Systems and Technology (IST) - Our IST group supports the entire client and server side infrastructure for our design, launch, test and production groups. We deploy and maintain some of the most advanced systems in the industry within a mid-sized enterprise environment. Areas of focus include Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Security, and Systems Administration. You will not find another company in Southern California that invests as heavily in their IT infrastructure.

The Job

SpaceX is looking for an experienced IT manager with deep knowledge and experience in critical IT infrastructure. Candidates should have experience managing high density server farms, HPC cluster environments, fast networks, blade systems, NAS and SAN storage solutions, data center design and management (HVAC and power) with green power & cooling requirements. System design & engineering in common Windows, Mac, and UNIX/Linux tools and applications is also necessary for integrating enterprise services. This person will manage a world class team of IT engineers, focused on the design, development and management of IT infrastructure that delivers a “Like Air” experience for the SpaceX team. The ideal candidate will also be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment. He or she should be a self-starter and have excellent motivation, leadership, and ingenuity to excel at this position. This is a “hands on” management position; the ideal candidate will be able to coach, motivate and lead the team, while also being capable of assisting with the design and execution of any/all programs.

Responsibilities:

* Design, implement, and maintain server solutions, network services (DNS, Active Directory, IIS/Apache ), and core infrastructure services (messaging, collaboration, sharepoint services, database services) for the SpaceX enterprise, providing simple but effective scalability, performance, and reliability.
* Develop and maintain a world class HPC cluster that meets the needs of the demanding SpaceX engineering team.
* Software license negotiation and management for HPC tools, engineering tools, and enterprise infrastructure.
* Design, implement and maintain data center services at the corporate HQ data center, such as HVAC technologies, power design, and racking solutions.
* Develop and operate enterprise storage systems on high performance and scalable mediums such as NAS, SAN, optical, and tape. Strategy, infrastructure, implementation and reporting of corporate data backup, recovery and disaster recovery services.
* Supervise and/or perform installation and configuration of servers, network equipment, telephony devices, and other IT datacenter systems
* Schedule and provide after-hours or weekend support when necessary to perform high-risk or planned downtime of SpaceX datacenter systems for upgrades and maintenance
* Support SpaceX with the regular maintenance of monitoring, backup, and infrastructure power and cooling systems
* Interact with internal business units to provide solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner.Qualifications & Requirements:

* Experience in server hardware, management software, storage technologies, and enterprise networking
* Experience with storage protocols and technologies, including iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Netapp Filers, and ZFS
* Ability to write instructional documentation and convey highly technical ideas in terms regular (non-geeks) can understand
* A Motivated self-starting personality, able to work independently while maintaining patience with constant interruptions and multiple requests
* Must be physically fit enough to regularly lift up to 50 lbs. for duties such as UPS battery replacement, unpacking and rack-mounting equipment, or moving large equipment racks
* Must be comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilitiesEducation and Training:

* BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred; equivalent work experience/certification required.SpaceX offers one of the best environments in the world for employees to learn, build real working systems and tackle exciting challenges every day. We operate in a fun, casual work environment and have great benefits including: competitive salary, stock options, medical/dental insurance and free gym memberships. By joining the SpaceX team, you are not just a part of history, you are making it.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, SpaceX hires only U.S. citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents.

Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resource Department at (310) 363-6000.



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