Senior Network Engineer - Spaceflight Infrastructure

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Education reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Short-term disability

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer to design, deploy, and secure our mission‑critical networks supporting launch and spaceflight operations. The role focuses on campus, data center, and WAN networks, including automation and modern security practices.

The position is 100% onsite at Briggs, Texas, with opportunities to influence critical telemetry and control systems. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of network design and troubleshooting, hands‑on experience with

Qualifications

5+ years designing, monitoring, and troubleshooting campus, datacenter, and WAN networks.
Strong knowledge of LAN/WAN, routing, switching, QoS, and network security.
Experience with network automation and scripting (e.g., Ansible, Python).
Familiarity with Cisco, Juniper, Arista hardware and Palo Alto firewalls.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and troubleshoot network solutions based on business requirements.
Manage network projects including upgrades and migrations with technical direction and user support.
Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot firewall rules for network security, ensuring FIPS compliance.
Identify, propose, and implement improvements to network architecture for resilience and performance.
Conduct regular network assessments and plan necessary upgrades.
Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to deliver network services and automation.
Document network environment and operational procedures; prepare findings and solutions.