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Senior Network Engineer, Air Defense

Anduril - Irvine, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-10-09

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Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 / annual

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building autonomous systems for air defense. The Air Defense team develops networked sensors and effectors (including products like Roadrunner, Sentry, Anvil, Pulsar, and Wisp) integrated into Lattice OS, an AI-powered command and control platform. These systems detect and neutralize unmanned aerial threats in real-time. As Senior Network Engineer, you will own the networking infrastructure that connects sensors, compute, and effectors across deployed Anduril systems. You'll be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining networks that support both operational systems and development/integration environments. Your work spans from high-level architecture to hands-on field troubleshooting. Key responsibilities: - Configure and troubleshoot Linux networking across deployed hardware and network appliances (interfaces, bonding, VLAN tagging, routing, host firewall rules) - Own networking for the Air Defense family of systems, working with sensor, effector, autonomy, and Lattice teams to move detections to the appropriate effector - Diagnose network behavior end-to-end, from host-level packet captures and system troubleshooting to physical switches, links, and cabling - Design, deploy, and maintain networks supporting Air Defense development, integration, and test, including lab networks, integration facilities, and physical infrastructure - Design and implement secure, segmented network architectures using ACLs, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems - Maintain accurate documentation for network topology, cabling, VLAN and IP assignments, and inter-zone communication flows - Support field integration and test events Requirements: - BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field - 5+ years of network engineering experience - Ability to lead deployments with minimal guidance - Advanced Linux networking and administration skills, including interface configuration, DNS, DHCP, routing and routed protocols, multicast, and system-level network troubleshooting - Experience with network security, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems - Preferred: DoD program support experience or networking in operational/field environments

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