Mission-Critical Network Engineer – Telemetry & Secure Ops

ATEA; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Career development

Disability insurance

Incentive opportunities

Job summary

ATEA is adding an experienced Network Engineer to provide direct support to unmanned test assets for high-speed weapon system testing. This role will implement voice and telemetry networks to support mission requirements at various test ranges—ensuring reliable, secure data transmission for real-time analysis and mission‑critical operations across the network infrastructure.

This role will require strong IT and technical skills to troubleshoot and solve unique networking challenges related to

Qualifications

• Experience in network engineering for DoD or government-related systems preferred.
• Must be a US citizen with eligibility for security clearance.
• Security+ or equivalent certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Support full network lifecycle including design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, documentation and SOPs.
• Install distributed telemetry data systems across multiple sites for real-time analysis.
• Troubleshoot networks and hardware with teams at ranges across the US.

Skills

Network engineering

Telemetry networks

Security+

Government contracting

Tools

Cisco IOS

Wireshark

TCP/IP

LAN/WAN

Job description

ATEA is adding an experienced Network Engineer to provide direct support to unmanned test assets for high-speed weapon system testing. This role will implement voice and telemetry networks to support mission requirements at various test ranges—ensuring reliable, secure data transmission for real-time analysis and mission‑critical operations across the network infrastructure.

This role will require strong IT and technical skills to troubleshoot and solve unique networking challenges related to