Staff Engineer, HIL Network & Lab Automation

Shield

Washington

On-site

USD 144,000 - 216,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a senior network engineer to design, implement, and sustain scalable networks for HIL laboratories and integration environments. You will define Layer 2/3 configurations, develop automation tools, and integrate network software into CI/CD workflows to support multiple programs and pilots across US facilities.

Ideal candidates have strong Python scripting, extensive Ethernet/TCP/IP experience, and hands-on lab infrastructure expertise, with the ability to obtain a SECRET

Qualifications

  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years with a Master’s degree.
  • Strong knowledge of Ethernet and TCP/IP networking, including switching, routing, subnetting, VLANs, multicast, DNS, DHCP, network address translation, QoS.
  • Hands‑on experience configuring and troubleshooting managed switches, routers, firewalls, Linux hosts, and networked computing systems.
  • Proficiency in Python or a comparable language for network automation, configuration generation, API integration, test development, data processing, or infrastructure tooling.
  • Experience developing and executing structured network or system tests using tools such as Wireshark, tcpdump, iperf, traffic generators, device telemetry, and application logs.
  • Experience supporting complex HIL, integration‑lab, distributed‑system, or test‑infrastructure environments with shared resources and multiple engineering users.
  • Experience with source control, configuration management, technical documentation, network diagrams, issue tracking, and disciplined change‑control practices.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and customer‑service skills, with the ability to prioritize cross‑program needs, troubleshoot under schedule pressure, and support occasional off‑hours lab activities.
  • Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, configure, and maintain scalable network architectures for HIL laboratories and shared test infrastructure.
  • Define and manage Layer 2 and Layer 3 configurations, including addressing, VLANs, routing, multicast, QoS, access controls, redundancy, and time-synchronization services.
  • Develop and maintain networking software, configuration-as-code, automation tools, and validation utilities for repeatable deployments.
  • Integrate switches, routers, firewalls, servers, real-time compute, simulators, flight computers, sensors, radios, and other hardware into HIL networks.
  • Develop and execute network test plans measuring connectivity, throughput, latency, jitter, and packet loss.
  • Build network observability through packet capture, logs, dashboards, and health checks.
  • Reproduce, isolate, and resolve complex network issues using Wireshark, tcpdump, and traffic generators.
  • Partner with Solutions & Integration teams to reproduce issues and provide second-line network support for demonstrations.
  • Maintain authoritative network baselines, IP assignments, hardware inventories, and change records.
  • Integrate network configuration into CI/CD workflows with peer review, verification, deployment, and auditability.
  • Evaluate equipment and technologies; support capacity planning and procurement.

Skills

Python scripting
Ethernet/TCP-IP
Linux administration
Network troubleshooting
Documentation & change control

Education

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree

Tools

Ansible
Netmiko
NAPALM
Terraform
Cisco Arista Juniper
Docker Kubernetes

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a senior network engineer to design, implement, and sustain scalable networks for HIL laboratories and integration environments. You will define Layer 2/3 configurations, develop automation tools, and integrate network software into CI/CD workflows to support multiple programs and pilots across US facilities.

Ideal candidates have strong Python scripting, extensive Ethernet/TCP/IP experience, and hands-on lab infrastructure expertise, with the ability to obtain a SECRET

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