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ICON builds Titan, a multi-story robotic construction printer. The print suite runs several networked subsystems (MGM/printer, pump, mixer, e-axis, fine positioner, positioning sensors) that depend on site networking to communicate with each other and remote engineering teams, some international. This role owns the site network environment: designing it, hardening it, and running it as critical infrastructure.
You will architect for reliability from the ground up, set standards for how OT (operational technology) and IT traffic coexist safely, and provide engineering teams with a network they can trust during testing.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own the site network: switches, routers, cabling, and uplink for a mixed environment of industrial controls, robotics telemetry, and standard IT traffic.
- Design and maintain proper segmentation between OT/robotics traffic and general IT traffic, keeping machine control isolated and protected from everyday network activity.
- Build and maintain reliable remote-access infrastructure for distributed engineering teams needing low-latency, stable control of test hardware, including cellular/5G failover options.
- Stand up proactive monitoring and alerting to catch and resolve issues before they interrupt testing.
- Work directly with robotics, controls, and embedded software engineers to understand each subsystem's network needs (latency, packet loss tolerance, bandwidth) and design accordingly.
- Document network topology, failure modes, and recovery procedures, building the playbook for a scaling site.
- Serve as the go-to owner for network architecture decisions as the print suite and remote-access needs grow.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years in network engineering with real experience in industrial, manufacturing, or lab/test environments (not purely corporate office IT).
- Hands-on expertise with routing and switching, VPN technologies (mesh/overlay VPNs such as Tailscale), and network segmentation (VLANs, firewalls).
- Strong troubleshooting fundamentals across DNS, DHCP, and general connectivity, with composure to work live issues while tests are waiting.
- Experience supporting OT/IT converged environments: PLCs, industrial controllers, or robotics traffic sharing infrastructure with standard IT systems.
- Reliability-first design mindset: redundancy, failover, and monitoring built in from the start, not bolted on after failures.
- Strong documentation habits; you will be building the playbook, not inheriting one.
PREFERRED:
- Experience supporting distributed or international engineering teams needing remote hardware access.
- Familiarity with cellular/5G failover setups for site connectivity.
- Background in construction tech, robotics, or additive manufacturing environments.
- Comfort working alongside active hardware testing (this is a live test site, not a data center).
