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 is proud to partner with a leading USV manufacturer for maritime defense and commercial applications. They are an established global business, expanding operations to Virginia Beach.

As part of this expansion, they are looking for an Experienced Engineer with expertise in networking, communication and electronic systems.

Job Summary

• 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

Required and Desirable Experience

• 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
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Note: candidates must have the legal right to work in the US and be able to pass required background checks; some roles may require eligibility for US Government security clearance