Tactical Network & Mission Systems Engineer, Maritime
Core
Design, implement, and validate network infrastructure connecting autonomous maritime platforms (undersea, surface, aerial) across acoustic, RF, satellite, and classified cloud domains to enable coordinated warfighting.
Role type
Senior IC tactical network & mission systems engineer
Builds
Software-defined connectivity backbone for distributed autonomous fleets
Domain
Defense / Maritime autonomous systems / Tactical networking
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Software-defined networking (SDN), cross-domain transport integration, mesh networking, protocol integration, systems-level networking design, classified network interconnection, performance testing, infrastructure debugging
Preferred skills
Undersea acoustic communications, maritime tactical datalinks (Link-16/22, CEC), cloud-native networking at the edge, distributed autonomy middleware (ROS/ROS2), IaC/DevSecOps
Technologies
SDN control planes, acoustic modems, tactical RF, satellite backhaul, HAIPE/Type 1 crypto, service mesh, CNI, overlay networks, ROS/ROS2
Responsibilities
Design and implement network infrastructure for maritime autonomous systems; Build cross-domain transport solutions spanning acoustic, RF, satellite, and classified networks; Work cross-functionally with platform teams to implement common interfaces; Develop and validate networking solutions for contested/degraded environments; Implement multinational network architecture for classified data flow; Support operational exercises by delivering network infrastructure; Contribute to architecture decisions via prototyping and performance testing
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
