Tactical Networking Engineer
Core
Design and implement networking stacks for command and control (C2) and collaborative autonomy of distributed unmanned systems in tactical environments.
Role type
Senior IC tactical networking engineer
Builds
Networked sensor and effector systems for air defense against UAS threats
Domain
Defense / Tactical Communications / Unmanned Systems
Required skills
Tactical LOS/BLOS RF systems, SatCom, VHF/UHF, LPI/LPD, anti-jamming, MIMO, Antenna theory, Ad-hoc mesh networking, Secure protocols (IPSec/MACSec), SD-WAN, TCP/IP, Routing protocols
Preferred skills
Active security clearance, Middleware (DDS/ROS/MQTT), Network modeling/simulation, Electronic warfare (EW), Unmanned systems experience
Technologies
Lattice OS, DDS, ROS, MQTT, IPSec, MACSec, TCP/IP, DNS
Responsibilities
Design network laydowns from complex mission designs, Build tooling for network traffic benchmarking, Analyze test infrastructure for reliability improvements, Collaborate on hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments, Perform trade-off studies of comms solutions, Troubleshoot Layer 1-4 networking issues
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC