Network Engineer - Test & Automation Engineering

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term incentives

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Network Engineer (Test Engineering) to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across manufacturing, lab/test, data center, and cloud-adjacent environments.

The role emphasizes uptime, performance, security, and cross-team collaboration, with Cisco-leaning environments complemented by Meraki and other platforms. You will contribute to strategic initiatives and support critical operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on network engineering or network administration experience in production environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting multi-site, on-prem, and cloud-adjacent networks.
• Experience in change-controlled, security-sensitive, or similarly structured production environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking technologies including VLANs, trunking, STP, link aggregation, OSPF, and familiarity with BGP.
• Hands-on experience implementing and supporting high-availability technologies such as HSRP/VRRP, MLAG, or stacking.
• Working knowledge of network segmentation, VRFs, ACLs, and exposure to NAC or 802.1X.
• Experience with enterprise wireless networks, VPNs, and WAN connectivity.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across multi-site or distributed network environments.
• Experience in Cisco-leaning environments, including traditional enterprise platforms and Meraki or other cloud-managed solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including Layer 2/3 switching, routing, wireless, WAN, and high-availability solutions, in alignment with established network architectures and standards.
• Configure and optimize routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP, site-to-site and site-to-cloud connectivity, VPNs, and SD-WAN to ensure scalable, resilient, and reliable communications.
• Configure and maintain network segmentation using VLANs, VRFs, ACLs, firewalls, NAC/802.1X, and zero-trust-aligned access controls to protect corporate, manufacturing, laboratory, restricted, and guest environments.
• Monitor network health, availability, capacity, and performance; troubleshoot issues across Layers 1–7; and implement improvements to minimize downtime and maintain operational continuity.
• Provide network support during test campaigns, mission-critical activities, and other time-sensitive operations; participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Partner with Security and Compliance teams to implement security controls, logging, monitoring, and documentation that support applicable requirements, including ITAR, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC.
• Develop and maintain network automation using tools such as Python, Ansible, and Terraform, and support monitoring and telemetry solutions to improve configuration consistency, visibility, and operational efficiency.
• Execute firmware upgrades, hardware refreshes, capacity planning, and infrastructure expansions while supporting new site builds, relocations, and laboratory deployments.
• Configure and optimize QoS and, where applicable, precision-timing technologies such as PTP/IEEE 1588 and 802.1AS to support latency-sensitive telemetry, control systems, and other critical workloads.
• Maintain accurate network diagrams, IP address management records, configurations, and operational runbooks while collaborating with Infrastructure, Security, Facilities, IT Operations, and senior network engineering teams.

Skills

Network engineering

Multi-site networks

Cisco Meraki

Troubleshooting L1-7

Education

CCNA/CCNP or equivalent

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

OSPF/BGP

SD-WAN

VPN

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Network Engineer (Test Engineering) to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across manufacturing, lab/test, data center, and cloud-adjacent environments.

The role emphasizes uptime, performance, security, and cross-team collaboration, with Cisco-leaning environments complemented by Meraki and other platforms. You will contribute to strategic initiatives and support critical operations.