Tactical Network Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,000 - 220,000 annuallyFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Communication","Presentation","Problem-solving","Working with ambiguity"]

Design and implement a tactical networking stack that enables Command and Control (C2) and collaborative autonomy for distributed unmanned systems. Own end-to-end system networking from Layer 1 through Layer 4, troubleshoot issues, and run trade studies using government technologies. Build benchmarking tooling, improve reliability and throughput on edge networks, and collaborate with software engineers on modeling and simulation environments using hardware-in-the-loop.

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Anduril
Anduril
2 months ago

Tactical Network Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)

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Job Summary

Design and implement a tactical networking stack that enables Command and Control (C2) and collaborative autonomy for distributed unmanned systems. Own end-to-end system networking from Layer 1 through Layer 4, troubleshoot issues, and run trade studies using government technologies. Build benchmarking tooling, improve reliability and throughput on edge networks, and collaborate with software engineers on modeling and simulation environments using hardware-in-the-loop.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the design and implementation of a networking stack to enable Command and Control (C2) and collaborative autonomy for distributed unmanned systems.
  • •Integrate emerging networking capabilities, bringing new hardware and software products into the family of systems.
  • •Decompose networking requirements across cross-functional teams and define success under ambiguity, including performance troubleshooting and tradeoff decisions.
  • •Design network laydowns and configurations based on complex design reference missions (DRMs) and forward-deployed C2 systems.
  • •Build tooling to benchmark and analyze network traffic, assess test network infrastructure, and recommend/implement improvements for edge network reliability and throughput.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of experience applying industry cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), enterprise network technologies, CI/CD tools, and software infrastructure fundamentals across networking, security, and distributed systems.
  • •Expertise in tactical LOS and BLOS RF systems and secure communication using ad-hoc mesh networking and secure protocols (e.g., IPSec/MACSec).
  • •Hands-on experience with software-defined networking and core internet protocols (TCP/IP, DNS) plus routing protocols.
  • •Ability to apply engineering standards to engineering processes or requirements and define success under ambiguity through empirical testing and trade studies.
  • •Currently able to maintain an active U.S. Secret Clearance and willingness to travel up to 25% for test field events.
Experience:7+ yearsDefense technologyCommand and controlTactical networkingMesh networkingDistributed systems
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationCommunicationPresentationProblem-solvingWorking with ambiguity
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AWSAzureCI/CDOSI modelIPSecMACSecTCP/IPDNSRouting protocolsSoftware-defined networkingMesh networking radiosLayer 1Layer 2Layer 3Layer 4Network modelingSimulationHardware-in-the-loopSatComVHF

Eligibility

Security Clearance:U.S. Secret Clearance

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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