Autonomous Maritime Network Engineer

Owen Daniels; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Disability insurance (short/long-term)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Owen Daniels, in partnership with a leading USV manufacturer, seeks an Experienced Engineer to design and implement robust network and communications systems for autonomous maritime platforms in Virginia Beach. You will address onboard, platform-to-platform, and remote-control networks, ensuring security and reliability.

Responsibilities include configuring routers, switches, VPNs, and firewalls, as well as integrating RF and satellite links.

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of IP networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, DHCP, DNS, NAT, multicast).
• Experience with wireless/radio communications - MANET, point-to-point, cellular, satellite, and/or maritime systems.
• Understanding of RF fundamentals - antenna selection, link budgets, propagation, interference, spectrum.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and network management systems.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles - network segmentation, access control, encryption, monitoring.
• Experience in safety-critical, security-sensitive, or regulated engineering environments.
• Familiarity with maritime operational environments and their challenges (saltwater, vibration, RF interference).
• Ability to work in maritime and field environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect resilient network and communications systems for autonomous maritime platforms, spanning onboard, platform-to-platform, and remote control environments.
• Implement, configure, and integrate network infrastructure including comms bearers, routing/switching hardware, VPNs, firewalls, and virtual gateways.
• Engineer for resilience and availability, considering bandwidth, latency, coverage, interference, and failover scenarios.
• Diagnose and resolve complex network and communications issues across hardware, software, and RF/network layers.
• Support integration and commissioning of network and communications systems on operational vessels.
• Manage operational, safety, and security constraints, ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Translate operational requirements into technical network and communications solutions.
• Develop and maintain configuration baselines, technical documentation, and system diagrams.
• Work across multi-disciplinary engineering teams, integrating networking with autonomy, C2, sensors, and navigation systems.

Skills

IP networking

Wireless communications

RF fundamentals

Cybersecurity principles

Safety-critical environments

Maritime operations

Tools

Routers

Switches

Firewalls

VPNs

Network management systems

Job description

Owen Daniels, in partnership with a leading USV manufacturer, seeks an Experienced Engineer to design and implement robust network and communications systems for autonomous maritime platforms in Virginia Beach. You will address onboard, platform-to-platform, and remote-control networks, ensuring security and reliability.

Responsibilities include configuring routers, switches, VPNs, and firewalls, as well as integrating RF and satellite links.