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Mission Support Engineer - Networking

United States🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-01

Core

Hands-on technical expert owning the success of communications and networking deployments for mission-critical operations in challenging environments, from pre-mission preparation through execution and recovery.

Role type

Senior IC Mission Support Engineer (Networking)

Builds

Mission-critical communication and networking systems for unmanned and manned operations

Domain

Defense, Government, Unmanned Systems, Tactical Communications

Required skills

Field networking deployment, IP troubleshooting (routing, NAT, DHCP, DNS, VPNs), video streaming protocols (RTSP, SRT, WebRTC, HLS), Linux command-line administration, RF/satellite/tactical comms, packet capture analysis, customer training

Preferred skills

Large-scale government evaluation support, mesh networking, tactical comms in austere environments

Technologies

tcpdump, Wireshark, Linux, RTSP, RTP/UDP, SRT, MPEG-TS, WebRTC, HLS, H.264, H.265, ONVIF, ATAK

Responsibilities

Configure and troubleshoot mission networking equipment in the field; diagnose connectivity issues under constrained bandwidth; train operators on network setup and workflows; translate mission requirements into practical network architectures; synthesize field feedback for product validation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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