Data Systems / Network Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Mojave, California, United States; domestic and international travel required as needed, estimated at less than 30%.

Base salary by level: $101,000–$146,500 for Level II, $120,500–$158,000 for Senior level, or $157,000–$206,000 for Staff level.

Company

hirify.global develops reusable air-launched testbeds and flight-data systems for hypersonic technology and national-security applications.

What you will do

• Contribute to data and telemetry system architecture, testing, and operation for local and extended-range missions.
• Prepare data-system assets for flight tests and provide networking support during missions and operations.
• Own and administer corporate, aircraft, vehicle, control-room, and simulator networks, including switches, routers, firewalls, WiFi, NAC, cloud networking, load balancers, RF equipment, and VoIP.
• Develop and maintain software tools, telemetry tests, network tests, documentation, diagrams, and change-control records.
• Deploy and manage servers and workstations, perform upgrades and emergency security updates, and troubleshoot complex network and computer issues.
• Travel to launch and recovery sites and act as a networking escalation point during tests and missions.

Requirements

• Experience with data, telemetry, and network engineering in operational or test environments.
• Experience with TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet troubleshooting, Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Aruba, and Aruba ClearPass in GUI and CLI environments.
• Experience with BGP, OSPF, STP, IPsec, NAT, AAA, 802.1X, network monitoring, packet capture, traffic analysis, and Wireshark.
• Experience administering Windows and Linux servers, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and VMware virtualization.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; 2–5 years for Level II, 5–10 years for Senior level, or 10–20 years for Staff level.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance; U.S. citizenship may be required for certain government-cleared or restricted positions.

Nice to have

• Experience with IEEE 802.3 and IRIG-106 standards, Mission Control Center console operations, BASH, Python, Cisco Call Manager, ClearCom, RF analysis, or an existing security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription-drug healthcare coverage.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into a 401(k), up to $11,500.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Configuration-controlled engineering environment focused on operationally realistic hypersonic testing.