Network Engineer

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 a variety of systems used to support unmanned test assets for high-speed weapon system testing. This customer facing position will implement voice and telemetry networks to support unique mission requirements at various test ranges – ensuring reliable, secure, and efficient data transmission to support real-time analysis, and mission‑critical operations across the network infrastructure.

This role will require strong IT & general technical skills to troubleshoot and solve unique networking challenges related to testing programs. Candidate will communicate with a variety of stakeholders, including government customers, and internal stakeholders. Candidates that enjoy working on mission‑critical applications and providing a solutions‑oriented support will be successful in this position.

Responsibilities

• Support full network lifecycle, including design, implementation, maintenance, and system upgrades to ensure optimal performance and reliability (for both long term and ad hoc networks)
• Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures
• Install distributed telemetry data systems across multiple sites, ensuring reliable, secure, and efficient data transmission to support real-time analysis, and mission‑critical operations across the network infrastructure
• Troubleshoot existing nets and associated hardware with personnel at ranges throughout the US.

Requirements

• Candidate must be a US Citizen and meet eligibility to obtain & maintain a Secret Clearance
• At least 3 years of relevant experience is required with a preference for experience working network engineering tasks on DoW systems (active duty or reserve experience in a similar role is a plus)
• Candidate must possess a Security+ (or equivalent) or be able to obtain one within 90 Days

About ATEA Tech

We leverage the predictive capability of our high-fidelity computational physics solvers, indigenous massively parallel supercomputer system, prototyping plant, and ballistics and mechanics lab to investigate a variety of high-rate physics phenomena.

The results are complex engineering solutions for a variety of applications, aircraft, ballistic missile defense, cybersecurity, motorsports, armor development, biological systems, and missile and warhead design and development. These results are achieved with optimal design and cost efficiency due to the predictive capability of our in‑house tools and end‑to‑end integrated approach.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan via our generous 401(k) Matching
• Medical Insurance via Blue Cross - including a PPO and High‑Deductible offering (with company HSA contribution)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) based on years of industry experience (not tenure)
• Career Development and Continuing Education opportunities
• Company provided life, long‑term and short‑term disability insurance
• Incentive opportunities to reward strong performance and corporate growth