Tactical Network Engineer - Clearance Required

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

About The Position

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Connected Warfare (CW) Division's engineers build, deploy, integrate, and scale Anduril's systems to deliver mission-critical capabilities at the tactical edge. Tactical Network Engineers on the Edge Compute and Comms (ECC) Engineering team combine commercial communications technologies with legacy military radio systems to prototype new products and solutions. They address customer problems involving software, hardware, networking, autonomy/robotics, and systems integration, making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs. ECC Engineers operate with a "Whatever It Takes" mindset, focusing on expedient, scalable, and methodical execution to deliver successful outcomes. They work on new technology introduction and enhancing products like the Menace Family of Systems to bring integrated C4 (Compute, Comms, Command, and Control) capabilities to the tactical edge. The C4 systems must function in dynamic and adversarial DDIL (Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, Limited) environments with varying link quality, changing network topologies, and threats of interference. Assets are deployed to austere combat zones lacking developed network infrastructure, presenting a challenge to provide reliable, resilient, fast, and secure networking software and hardware systems.

Requirements

Must possess an active U.S. security clearance, secret or higher
5+ years of hands-on experience in tactical networking or related fields
Understanding of empirical testing criteria leveraging both quantitative and qualitative criteria for trade study and hardware/software analysis.
Experience applying engineering standards to engineering processes or requirements
2-5 years expertise in tactical LOS and BLOS RF systems
3+ years experience with ad-hoc mesh networking, secure communication protocols (IPSec/MACSec, etc), software-defined networking, internet protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, etc), and routing protocols
Experience with commercial SDWAN solutions
Demonstrated experience collaborating across cross-functional teams.
Comfortable working with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and challenging problems
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Experience with mesh networking radios
Experience with network modeling and simulation tools and frameworks
Must be willing to travel for test field events up to 40%
Experience with network traffic analysis tools and PCAP analysis (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump, NetworkMiner)
Proficiency in analyzing network protocols and packet structures to diagnose communication issues in tactical environments

Nice To Haves

Expertise in these specific tactical ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore comms
SatCom
VHF + UHF
LPI/LPD and anti-jamming
MIMO
Antenna theory
Expertise in Cloud Networking
Expertise in Cybersecurity
3+ years experience with programming languages such as Python, C/C++, or Rust for analysis and simulation
Experience with electronic warfare (EW) technologies
Experience with spectrum management and deconfliction
Experience developing custom PCAP analysis tools or scripts for specialized network environments

Responsibilities

Integrate emerging networking capabilities, bringing new hardware and software products into the Menace family of systems
Contribute to networking requirements decomposition across cross-functional teams, helping define success in the face of ambiguity
Design network topologies and configurations decomposed from complex design reference missions (DRMs) involving large scale unmanned systems and forward-deployed C2 systems
Design, implement, deploy, and troubleshoot system 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, and that meet and exceed industry-standard security goals
Own systems end to end with the ability to identify and solve networking problems between the seams, scrutinize system performance, make tradeoffs, and deliver an outcome
Perform trade-off studies of different comms and networking solutions including government provided technologies
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
Analyze network packet data to identify anomalous behavior, potential security threats, and communication inefficiencies across diverse tactical network deployments

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.

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