Technical Support Associate, Bilingual (Starlink)

SpaceX 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. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, STARLINK

Starlink, our revolutionary satellite constellation, will deliver low-latency broadband internet worldwide. As an early member of the Starlink Customer Support team, you will be the face of Starlink to our customers, ensuring they have an exceptional overall experience.

In this role, you will triage, troubleshoot, and resolve technical customer issues. You will analyze trends, identify gaps, and design simple, effective support interventions that improve our customers' experience. We're looking for excellent problem solvers who move quickly and proactively, and are obsessed with the success of our customers. This role is ideal for someone looking to join a scrappy, early-stage Support team and set the tone for how we help our customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Triage and resolve customer issues across multiple channels (digital, voice, etc.). Be a relentless internal advocate for the customer within SpaceX.
• Provide technical support to customers using hardware, software, and network expertise.
• Surface product, process, and training issues by pairing quantitative and qualitative methods. Be the voice of the customer, in the language of the business.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including the Network and Software teams, to create and improve troubleshooting workflows and monitoring tools and resolve technical root cause issues.
• Create and maintain internal Knowledge Base & Help Center collateral.
• Test different releases of software and hardware configurations to detect and solve current and future customer issues.
• Debug and root cause hardware and software issues.
• Troubleshoot application/hardware issues.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate. 
• 1+ years of experience in a front-lines technical support role diagnosing, troubleshooting, or repairing technology products.
• Fluent in English and one of the following languages: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish and/or Ukrainian.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Excellent problem-solving skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Talking with others comes naturally, you derive satisfaction from resolving their issues, and you can distill complex concepts into simple explanations. 
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in high-growth, fast-paced environment.
• Technical aptitude - experience with networking, hardware troubleshooting, software development, etc.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting Windows, Linux, iOS, etc.
• Experience actively using and learning about consumer electronics.
• Experience debugging Wi-Fi and router functions.
• Experience using SQL in a work environment.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be available to work scheduled shifts, including holidays.
• Must be available to work overtime hours and/or weekends as needed.
• This is not a remote position and will require relocation if not already local to the Hawthorne, CA area.
• Must be available to attend 1 week of training, Monday – Friday 9:00 AM-5:30 PM and then 1 of the following assigned shifts:
• Shift Alpha: Sunday - Thursday 10:00 PM - 8:30 AM PST
• Shift Echo: Friday- Monday 1:30 PM - 12:00 AM PST

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:        

Pay Range:    

Technical Support Associate/Level 1: $30.00/hour    

Technical Support Associate/Level 2: $32.00/hour    

Technical Support Associate/Level 3: $35.00/hour        

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, acces