NODA AI-posted 4 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Austin, TX

NODA is a veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company that is transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments. We are developing next-generation solutions that enable the autonomous orchestration of heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space with vital applications in the defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors. Networking and distributed systems form the backbone of resilient autonomy. At NODA, our Network / Distributed Systems Engineers ensure swarms of autonomous vehicles remain connected, adaptive, and mission-ready even in degraded or denied environments. Joining NODA means working on meaningful technology that pushes the boundaries of autonomy alongside a team that thrives on innovation, rapid iteration, and collaboration.

  • Design and implement mesh/ad hoc networking protocols tailored for UAVs, USVs, and UUVs.
  • Develop resilient comms middleware (unicast/multicast, adaptive bandwidth optimization).
  • Integrate with tactical radios and communication hardware used in defense applications.
  • Simulate and validate networking in contested, intermittent, and low-bandwidth environments.
  • Collaborate with AI and autonomy teams to enable bandwidth-aware orchestration and tasking.
  • Build observability into the networking stack (telemetry, packet tracing, latency metrics).
  • Ensure networking reliability for distributed, real-time autonomous operations.
  • 3+ years of professional experience in networking or distributed systems engineering.
  • Expertise in OSI/TCP/IP stack, multicast/unicast, and routing protocols.
  • Experience with wireless/RF networking (mesh, ad hoc, MANET).
  • Proficiency in Python and/or C++ for protocol design and testing.
  • Familiarity with real-time telemetry pipelines and low-latency distributed systems.
  • Experience designing or securing communication systems in contested or low-trust environments.
  • U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a clearance.
  • Experience with tactical radios or defense-grade networking systems.
  • Knowledge of ROS2 DDS/RTPS middleware and distributed publish/subscribe frameworks.
  • Background in distributed consensus, swarm coordination, or multi-agent networking.
  • Exposure to simulation-in-loop or hardware-in-loop validation environments.
  • Prior work in defense, aerospace, or contested communication domains.
  • Awareness of secure comms practices (encryption, Zero Trust, or DoD IL4/IL5 environments).
  • Experience with network observability frameworks (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK) applied to comms performance.
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Competitive pay
  • Flexible time off
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Federal holidays
  • Generous health, dental, and vision benefits
  • Free OneMedical membership
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