Senior Network Engineer: Mesh Routing & Forwarding Plane

NeuralAgent; Gauting; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Learning budget

Canteen & gym on campus

Free beverages

Lunch support

Tax-free benefits

Flexible working hours

Regular remote work

30 days vacation

Job summary

NeuralAgent is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design and own control- and forwarding-plane logic for autonomous nodes across dynamic mesh and traditional routing environments.

You will work with ad-hoc and mobile mesh protocols (OLSR, Babel, B.A.T.M.A.N.) as well as OSPF/IS-IS/BGP, with SR‑MPLS or SRv6 for traffic engineering and fast failover. This role underpins the mesh fabric connecting our systems across air, ground, and space.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Communications Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in network engineering.
• Deep knowledge of IP routing protocols (OSPF, IS‑IS, BGP) and forwarding and traffic‑engineering mechanisms (MPLS, segment routing, ECMP, policy‑based forwarding).
• Hands‑on experience with ad‑hoc and mobile mesh routing protocols (OLSR, Babel, B.A.T.M.A.N. or comparable MANET/FANET protocols).
• Strong understanding of eBPF/XDP for programmable, high‑performance packet forwarding in the Linux kernel.
• Practical knowledge on network simulation and emulation (e.g., using ns‑3, Mininet, CORE).
• Advanced proficiency in C, C++ or Rust for Linux‑embedded, network‑stack or routing‑daemon development.
• Excellent communication skills in English; German language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the control‑ and forwarding‑plane logic for autonomous nodes across dynamic mesh and traditional routing environments.
• Work with OLSR, Babel, B.A.T.M.A.N. and OSPF/IS-IS/BGP including SR‑MPLS or SRv6 for traffic engineering and fast failover.
• Support the mesh fabric linking decentralized autonomous systems across air, ground, space, and other domains.

Skills

IP routing protocols

Forwarding & TE

Ad-hoc/Mesh routing

eBPF/XDP

Network simulation (ns-3/Mininet/CORE)

C/C++/Rust

English communication

German language (nice to have)

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in CS / Electrical/Communications Eng

Tools

FRRouting

BIRD

Quagga/Zebra

Job description

Why us?

You’ll join a company where your work has visible impact from day one.

You’ll work directly with world-class engineers, scientists, aerospace experts and entrepreneurs building technologies that have never existed before.

Every day you’ll collaborate with people who genuinely believe Europe can lead the next generation of autonomous intelligence.

We’re not maintaining legacy systems.

We’re creating the infrastructure future generations will depend on.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Relocation support
• Individual learning budget
• Modern aerospace campus with an on-site canteen and gym
• Free beverages
• Lunch support
• Tax-free employee benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Regular remote work
• 30 days of vacation

Join Us

If you’re ready to build technology that could shape Europe for decades to come, we’d love to meet you.

Your mission

As a Senior Network Engineer focused on the mesh and routing layer, you will design and own the control‑and forwarding‑plane logic that lets autonomous nodes, whether airborne, ground‑based or orbital, discover, maintain and forward traffic across topologies that range from constantly shifting to precisely engineered.

The role spans two distinct routing paradigms: highly dynamic ad‑hoc and mobile mesh networks, governed by protocols such as OLSR, Babel and B.A.T.M.A.N., and deterministic, engineered environments built on classical routing protocols such as OSPF, IS‑IS and BGP, with label switching (MPLS) and segment routing, whether label‑based (SR‑MPLS) or IPv6‑native (SRv6), layered on top for traffic engineering and fast failover.

You will be equally comfortable designing for topology churn and intermittent connectivity as you are for traffic‑engineered, predictable paths. Your work underpins the mesh fabric that connects our decentralized autonomous systems platforms across air, ground and space.

Your profile

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Communications Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in network engineering.
• Deep knowledge of IP routing protocols (OSPF, IS‑IS, BGP) and forwarding and traffic‑engineering mechanisms (MPLS, segment routing, ECMP, policy‑based forwarding).
• Hands‑on experience with ad‑hoc and mobile mesh routing protocols (OLSR, Babel, B.A.T.M.A.N. or comparable MANET/FANET protocols).
• Strong understanding of eBPF/XDP for programmable, high‑performance packet forwarding in the Linux kernel.
• Practical knowledge on network simulation and emulation (e.g., using ns‑3, Mininet, CORE).
• Advanced proficiency in C, C++ or Rust for Linux‑embedded, network‑stack or routing‑daemon development.
• Excellent communication skills in English; German language skills are a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience with routing daemons or stacks, such as FRRouting, BIRD or the Quagga/Zebra lineage.
• Knowledge on software‑defined networking (SDN) controllers and centralized or decentralized policy distribution.
• Experience with IETF, IEEE, NATO STANAG communication protocols; defense or dual‑use application.

About Us

At NeuralAgent, we are building coordination and AI-Operating layer at edge that orchestrates the autonomous systems and networks across space, air, ground, maritime and underwater domains. We believe the future will be powered by decentralized intelligence—where autonomous systems collaborate, make decisions and adapt in real time wherever the mission takes place.