Anduril Industries

Tactical Network Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)

Anduril Industries$146K — $194K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and enterprise network technologies
  • Expertise in tactical line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) RF systems
  • Proficient in secure communication protocols and software-defined networking
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams
  • Strong problem-solving skills in ambiguous and evolving environments
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities
  • Active U.S. Secret Clearance and willing to travel 25% for test events

Responsibilities

  • Lead integration of new networking capabilities into existing systems
  • Decompose networking requirements across teams to define clear objectives
  • Design network configurations from complex design missions involving unmanned systems
  • Implement and troubleshoot networking solutions according to the OSI model
  • Own and resolve networking issues, analyzing system performance and trade-offs
  • Conduct trade-off studies on comms and networking solutions
  • Develop tools for benchmarking and analyzing network traffic
  • Collaborate with software engineers for modeling and simulation in lab environments

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package with minimal employee costs
  • Support for health and recovery
  • Investment in employee development and future growth opportunities
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

The Connected Warfare Division builds mission-critical systems that enable global command and control for time-sensitive, multi-domain operations. By fusing robotics, sensor networks, and advanced software, we create connected mesh ecosystems that empower our military partners with a comprehensive source of truth for rapid decision-making. Our Mission Command group is at the forefront of delivering software solutions that integrate seamlessly with hundreds of thousands of endpoints worldwide, ensuring operational superiority on a global scale.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are hiring a Tactical Network Engineer with cybersecurity experience to lead the design and implementation of a networking stack to enable Command and Control (C2) and collaborative autonomy of distributed unmanned systems.
  • Lead the integration of emerging networking capabilities, bringing new hardware and software products into the family of systems
  • Lead networking requirements decomposition across cross-functional teams, defining success in the face of ambiguity
  • Design network laydowns and configurations decomposed from complex design reference missions (DRMs) involving large scale unmanned systems and forward-deployed C2 systems
  • Design, implement, deploy, and troubleshoot system networking solutions focused on Layer-1 (Physical), Layer-2 (Data), Layer-3 (Network), and Layer-4 (Transport) of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model, and that meet and exceed industry-standard security goals
  • Own systems end to end with the ability to identify and solve networking problems between the seams, scrutinize system performance, make tradeoffs, and deliver an outcome
  • Perform trade-off studies of different comms and networking solutions including government provided technologies
  • Build robust tooling for benchmarking and analyzing network traffic
  • Analyze test network infrastructure, develop recommendations, and implement improvements for network reliability and throughput for edge network
  • Collaborate extensively with software engineers to build a representative modeling and simulation environment including hardware-in-the-loop lab infrastructure

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Understanding of empirical testing criteria leveraging both quantitative and qualitative criteria for trade study and hardware/software analysis.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in the application of engineering standards into engineering processes or requirements
  • 7+ years of experience with industry standard cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), Enterprise network technologies, CI/CD tools, and software infrastructure fundamentals (networking, security, distributed systems).
  • Expertise in tactical LOS and BLOS RF systems
  • Experience with ad-hoc mesh networking, secure communication protocols (IPSec/MACSec, etc), software-defined networking, internet protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, etc), and routing protocols
  • Demonstrated experience collaborating across cross-functional teams.
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and challenging problems
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Experience with commercial mesh networking radios
  • Must be willing to travel for test field events up to 25%
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret Clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience with network modeling and simulation tools and frameworks
  • Expertise in these specific tactical ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore comms
    • SatCom
    • VHF + UHF
    • LPI/LPD and anti-jamming
    • MIMO
    • Antenna theory
  • Expertise in Cloud Networking & Cybersecurity
  • Experience with Electronic Warfare (EW) technologies
  • Experience with Spectrum Management and deconfliction


US Salary Range

$146,000-$194,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
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200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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