Infrastructure Engineer, Manufacturing & Datacenter

Harbinger; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100%_–

Early-stage Stock Options

401k, HSA, FSA Retirement Savings

PTO & Parental Leave

Annual Vacation Bonus

Wellness & Fertility Benefits

Cell Phone Stipend

Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

Job summary

Harbinger in California is hiring a Systems Engineer to own the reliability, scalability, and performance of end-to-end infrastructure from the factory floor to the data center. The role requires a builder mentality and on-site collaboration with Business systems, Facilities, and Production teams.

You will work with Ansible, Terraform, and other IaC tools, implement GitOps workflows, and support 24/7 system availability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, network engineering, endpoint management, or infrastructure operations.
• Strong Linux and Windows expertise with hands-on virtualization experience.
• Familiarity with MES/OT edge devices and factory networks.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and support end-to-end infrastructure across the factory floor.
• Champion an Infrastructure as Code culture with automation tools.
• Implement and manage GitOps workflows for reliable delivery.
• Design and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for proactive issues.
• Participate in on-call rotations to support continuity.
• Work on-site with factory and IT teams.

Skills

Linux

Windows

Networking

Containerization

Virtualization

IaC

GitOps

SRE

On-site collaboration

Troubleshooting

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Chef

Puppet

Job description

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best‑in‑class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first‑of‑its‑kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium‑duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best‑in‑class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first‑of‑its‑kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium‑duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Role Summary

Harbinger is hiring a Systems Engineer to own the reliability, scalability, and performance of our end‑to‑end infrastructure, from the factory floor to the datacenter. We're looking for someone with a builder mentality who thrives working on‑site in partnership with Business systems, Facilities, and Production teams. You should be as comfortable working alongside factory technicians on the production floor as you would be drawing diagrams and writing Ansible playbooks.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and support end‑to‑end infrastructure across the factory floor. From core datacenter systems to edge devices like production compute, MES stations, and networked IoT equipment (connected tools, PDCs, HMIs, and similar)
• Champion an Infrastructure as Code culture, using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet to eliminate manual toil and automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments
• Implement and manage GitOps workflows for infrastructure delivery, applying SRE principles to ensure 24/7 availability and robust system performance
• Design and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for proactive issue identification and rapid incident response
• Participate in on‑call rotations to support business continuity and system stability
• Work on‑site to manage physical datacenter and factory‑floor edge hardware, collaborating closely with local engineering and manufacturing teams

Qualifications

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, network engineering, endpoint management, or infrastructure operations

Technical Competencies

• Deep expertise in Linux and Windows
• Strong hands‑on experience with virtualization and containerization
• Solid understanding of networking, including switching, firewalls, and wireless
• Datacenter hardware (power/cooling)
• Familiarity with factory/OT edge devices — MES stations, networked tools, PDCs, HMIs and the networks connecting them to IT infrastructure
• Proven proficiency with IaC and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet)
• Experience implementing GitOps workflows and SRE best practices
• Able to troubleshoot complex cross‑platform issues, from physical layer faults to application‑level performance bottlenecks

Soft Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in an on‑site, cross‑functional environment
• Builder mentality with a bias toward hands‑on ownership and eliminating manual toil
• Available for on‑call rotations and on‑site support as required

Key Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
• Early‑stage Stock Options
• Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
• Annual Vacation Bonus
• Wellness & Fertility Benefits
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

California Pay Range

$140,000—$180,000 USD

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [e-mail].

Candidate Data Privacy

Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.