Stratolaunch accelerates the development of next-generation aerospace and defense technologies through reusable hypersonic flight testing. Our autonomous, air-launched Talon-A vehicles provide access to operationally realistic flight environments at speeds exceeding Mach 5, delivering critical data that helps customers validate system performance and advance technologies toward deployment. Our team brings together expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and flight operations to solve complex challenges and advance capabilities essential to national security.
To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking a level II, Sr-, or Staff-level Data Systems/Network Engineer to support integration, testing, and operations of flight related networking, computer and telemetry systems. The data system - network is critical to mission success and interfaces with multiple subsystems, therefore this position will include collaborating with other system owners to understand test requirements and operations support needs. You must be comfortable receiving direction and guidance from lead data systems engineers and taking ownership of your responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Contribute to data & telemetry system architecture, testing, & operation for local and extended range missions
Support flight operations by ensuring data system assets are prepared for flight test
Determine data flow based on customer needs and system capability, advocate for upgraded systems when appropriate
Develop and maintain software tools as required
Develop and support telemetry, network, & data tests as required
Collaborate with network engineers, data engineers, telemetry technicians as required to accomplish goals
Complete ownership of corporate network including switches, firewalls, routers, WiFi, NAC, cloud networking products, etc.
Act as an expert resource for our Engineering team to provide best practices for our Airplane and Vehicle networks
Be available during tests and missions on headset as a point of escalation for networking issues
Rack, patch, and label devices
Maintain updated network diagrams and documentation
Utilize a Change Control platform to keep changes documented
Keep all devices up to date, perform emergency updates if CVEs are released
Troubleshoot and fix network related issues
Work with engineering to provide support and expertise for key networks and systems
Act as owner of various systems relating to our vehicles, control room, and simulator, and provide maintenance and upgrades as needed
Provide high quality solutions to complex computer and network challenges
Deploy and manage servers and workstations
Administer network switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, RF equipment, and VOIP
Provide project planning, management, and implementation
Work in configuration-controlled environments and abide by configuration-control policies
Ensure systems are well documented and implemented with best practices
Travel to launch and/or recovery sites to support mission operations
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Qualifications:
Experience in data, telemetry, network engineering in an operational or test environment
Experience with network engineering, TCP/IP, UDP
Experience with troubleshooting Ethernet networks
Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, and Aruba both GUI and CLI
Experience with Aruba Clearpass
Experience with network monitoring including Solarwinds Orion
Experience with configuration and troubleshooting of IP routing protocols including BGP and OSPF
Experience with network protocols and technologies including STP, IPsec, NAT, AAA, 802.1X
Experience with server administration including…