Senior Network Engineer – Aerospace & Mission-Critical

Sceye, Inc.; New Mexico; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Chef-Prepared Lunches

Snacks & Refreshments

Wellness Perks

Dog-Friendly Environment

Comprehensive Health Coverage

401(k) with Match

High-Performance Culture

Job summary

Sceye is actively seeking a Lead Network Engineer to design, build, and protect the networking backbone that connects our stratospheric platforms, ground stations, and enterprise systems. You will own LAN/WAN, wireless, and ground station connectivity, ensuring secure, high-availability operations across a growing aerospace environment.

As a senior technical leader, you will drive network architecture decisions, manage vendor relationships, and mentor junior engineers while supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of network engineering experience, including 2+ years in a lead or senior capacity.
• Deep expertise in routing and switching (Cisco, Juniper, or similar), including BGP, OSPF, and VLAN architecture.
• Strong understanding of network security principles, firewalls, and VPN technologies.
• Experience designing and supporting mission-critical or high-availability network environments.
• Hands-on experience with network monitoring and management tools.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to lead incident response.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise and mission-critical network infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, wireless, and ground station connectivity.
• Lead network architecture decisions for ground control systems supporting stratospheric flight operations.
• Own network security architecture, including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Manage relationships with ISPs, satellite connectivity providers, and telecom vendors.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and disaster recovery/business continuity plans.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex network incidents, including those affecting mission operations.
• Partner with IT, Avionics, and Ground Systems teams to ensure network reliability for critical communications links.
• Evaluate and implement new networking technologies to support fleet growth and increased data throughput.
• Mentor junior network and IT staff on best practices and troubleshooting methodology.
• Support after-hours or on-call response for network incidents affecting flight or ground operations.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Network security

Troubleshooting

Incident response

Mentoring

Network documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

Network monitoring tools

Job description

Sceye is actively seeking a Lead Network Engineer to design, build, and protect the networking backbone that connects our stratospheric platforms, ground stations, and enterprise systems. You will own LAN/WAN, wireless, and ground station connectivity, ensuring secure, high-availability operations across a growing aerospace environment.

As a senior technical leader, you will drive network architecture decisions, manage vendor relationships, and mentor junior engineers while supporting