Senior Network Engineer, Air Defense
Anduril· AFS : Air Defense Engineering : Advanced Concepts
Irvine, CA$146k - $194kfull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
Senior Network Engineer responsible for owning and engineering the networks that connect sensors, compute, and effectors across deployed Anduril Air Defense systems, with hands-on Linux networking expertise and field deployment capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Configure and troubleshoot Linux networking across deployed Anduril hardware as well as network appliances, including interfaces, bonding, VLAN tagging, routing tables, and host firewall rules
- Own networking for the Air Defense family of systems. Work with sensor, effector, autonomy, and Lattice teams to move each detection to the effector that acts on it
- Diagnose network behavior end to end, from host-level packet captures and system troubleshooting to the switch, link, and cable underneath it
- Design, deploy, and maintain the networks that support Air Defense development, integration, and test, including lab networks, integration facilities, and their physical infrastructure
- Design and implement secure, segmented network architectures using ACLs, firewalls, and intrusion detection or prevention
- Maintain accurate documentation for network topology, cabling, VLAN and IP assignments, and inter-zone communication flows. Support field integration and test events
Qualifications
- BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, plus 5+ years of network engineering experience and the ability to lead deployments with minimal guidance
- Advanced Linux networking and administration skills, including interface configuration, DNS, DHCP, routing and routed protocols, multicast, and system-level network troubleshooting
- Experience configuring and debugging networking on embedded, deployed, or field-tested systems, not only fixed-site infrastructure
- Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, MANET or mesh radio systems, wireless systems, and firewall policy management. Able to perform field installations, cabling validation, and physical-layer troubleshooting
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code or declarative configuration management for deploying and maintaining consistent networking configurations across fleets of systems
- Able to travel up to 25% of the time
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Skills
Required:Linux networkingNetworking on embedded/fielded systemsLayer 2/Layer 3 networking
Benefits
- Benefits information is provided in the job description
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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