Senior Network Engineer - UAS & Mission Systems (TS/SCI)

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 103,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays & time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, secure, and maintain mission-critical network infrastructure supporting MOC operations and unmanned systems testing. You will handle end-to-end engineering tasks across fixed facilities, distributed nodes, and ground control stations for UAS and autonomous platforms.

The role emphasizes real-time operations support, telemetry, C2 links, secure transport, and DoD compliance with STIG/RMF.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience with a Bachelor's, 7+ with a Master's, 4+ with a PhD or JD, or 13 years with HS in related field.
• Experience in network engineering, communications systems, mission operations, or unmanned systems support.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise, tactical, and distributed network architectures and routing concepts.
• Hands-on with routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, tactical radios, and encryption devices.
• Familiarity with unmanned systems networking including telemetry, C2 paths, and real-time data streaming.
• DoD cybersecurity practices including STIGs, IA controls, and RMF.
• Ability to produce high-quality network documentation and reports.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain mission-critical network infrastructures for MOC operations and unmanned systems.
• Develop network requirements, diagrams, and integration plans for UAS platforms and autonomous test systems.
• Configure, monitor, and optimize routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and encryption devices.
• Support telemetry, C2, video feeds, and real-time data transport for unmanned flight tests.
• Troubleshoot incidents and perform root-cause analysis affecting mission operations.
• Maintain network situational awareness during real-time UAS operations.
• Create network documentation including diagrams and SOPs.
• Support RMF and STIG compliance activities and cyber artifacts.
• Integrate new unmanned platforms and sensor networks into existing architectures.
• Participate in technical reviews and cross-functional collaboration with engineers.

Skills

Network engineering

Unmanned systems

DoD cybersecurity

TS/SCI clearance

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD/JD

High School Diploma

Tools

Python

Ansible

Scripting

TACLANE

KG devices

SDN

Job description

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, secure, and maintain mission-critical network infrastructure supporting MOC operations and unmanned systems testing. You will handle end-to-end engineering tasks across fixed facilities, distributed nodes, and ground control stations for UAS and autonomous platforms.

The role emphasizes real-time operations support, telemetry, C2 links, secure transport, and DoD compliance with STIG/RMF.