Tactical Networking Engineer

Anduril; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring a Tactical Networking Engineer to lead the design and implementation of a networking stack enabling command and control and collaborative autonomy for distributed unmanned systems.

You will perform trade studies, design network laydowns, and build benchmarking tools, collaborating with software engineers to simulate and validate system performance in edge environments.

Qualifications

• Experience with tactical LOS/BLOS RF systems, maritime ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore comms.
• Proficiency in networking protocols, SDN, IP/TCP/DNS, and routing in large-scale or mesh networks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement networking stack for C2 and collaborative autonomy of distributed unmanned systems.
• Conduct trade-off studies of comms solutions and government tech options.
• Create network laydowns for complex DRM scenarios with large unmanned platforms.
• Build tooling to benchmark and analyze network traffic.
• Improve network reliability and throughput for edge networks.
• Collaborate with software engineers to simulate real-world environments with hardware-in-the-loop.

Skills

Tactical RF systems

SatCom

VHF

UHF

LPI/LPD

Anti-jamming

MIMO

Antenna theory

Ad-hoc mesh networking

IPSec

MACSec

SD-WAN

TCP/IP

DNS

Routing protocols

DoD clearance eligibility

DDS

ROS

MQTT

EW technologies

unmanned systems

Tools

Network modeling tools

Simulation frameworks

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Air Defense team builds robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky. At a time when air superiority can no longer be taken for granted, the Air Defense Team provides mission critical capabilities to warfighters. From detection to tracking, identification, deterrence, and defeat, our family of networked sensors and effectors enables our customers to rapidly close the kill chain against a broad range of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) threats. Working across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, the Air Defense team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems (FoS) in challenging operational environments worldwide.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

We are hiring a Tactical Networking Engineer to lead the design and implementation of a networking stack to enable command and control (C2) and collaborative autonomy of distributed unmanned systems. You will:

• Design, implement, deploy, and troubleshoot networking solutions focused on Layer-1 (Physical), Layer-2 (Data), Layer-3 (Network), and Layer-4 (Transport) of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model
• Perform trade-off studies of different comms and networking solutions including government provided technologies
• Design network laydowns and configurations decomposed from complex design reference missions (DRMs) involving large scale unmanned systems and forward-deployed C2 systems.
• Build robust tooling for benchmarking and analyzing network traffic
• Analyze test network infrastructure, develop recommendations, and implement improvements for network reliability and throughput for edge network
• Collaborate extensively with software engineers to build a representative modeling and simulation environment including hardware-in-the-loop lab infrastructure

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Expertise in tactical LOS and BLOS RF systems especially in maritime environment for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore comms
  • SatCom
  • VHF + UHF
  • LPI/LPD and anti-jamming
  • MIMO
  • Antenna theory
• Experience with networking protocols and technologies, including
  • Ad-hoc mesh networking
  • Secure communication protocols - IPSec / MACSec
  • Software-Defined Networking / SD-WANs
  • Internet protocols - TCP/IP, DNS, etc.
  • Routing protocols (small and large scale - e.g. mesh routing as well as internet-scale routing across autonomous systems)
• Must be willing to travel for test field events up to 25%
• Eligible to obtain and hold a DoD security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active clearance status
• Experience with existing middlewares (e.g., DDS, ROS, MQTT)
• Experience with network modeling and simulation tools and frameworks
• Experience with electronic warfare (EW) technologies
• Experience with unmanned aerial or surface systems

US Salary Range: $112,000 — $149,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.