Senior Network Engineer, Air Defense

Irvine, CA

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p>Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">

ABOUT

THE TEAM</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Anduril’s Air Defense team builds autonomous robots that find other robots and knock them out of the sky. This team is the nexus of premier Anduril-built products such as Roadrunner, Sentry, Anvil, Pulsar, and Wisp integrated into a software-enabled Air Defense family of systems tailored to the modern battlespace. At a time when air superiority can no longer be taken for granted, we provide critical force protection capabilities to support the warfighter. Our autonomous family of networked sensors and effectors enables our users to rapidly close the kill chain against a broad range of UAS threats that continue to evolve at a rapid pace.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">ABOUT THE JOB</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">The Air Defense team needs a Senior Network Engineer to own the networks that connect sensors, compute, and effectors from detection to engagement. You’ll be responsible for owning the networking components across deployed Anduril Systems, designing the physical infrastructure behind fielded networks, and troubleshooting failures from routing configuration down to physical interconnect of the system. This role requires deep Linux networking expertise and the ability to work hands-on in the field.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">WHAT YOU’LL DO</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Configure and troubleshoot Linux networking across deployed Anduril hardware as well as network appliances, including interfaces, bonding, VLAN tagging, routing tables, and host firewall rules</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own networking for the Air Defense family of systems. Work with sensor, effector, autonomy, and Lattice teams to move each detection to the effector that acts on it</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Diagnose network behavior end to end, from host-level packet captures and system troubleshooting to the switch, link, and cable underneath it</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design, deploy, and maintain the networks that support Air Defense development, integration, and test, including lab networks, integration facilities, and their physical infrastructure</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design and implement secure, segmented network architectures using ACLs, firewalls, and intrusion detection or prevention</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Maintain accurate documentation for network topology, cabling, VLAN and IP assignments, and inter-zone communication flows. Support field integration and test events</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">REQUIRED

QUALIFICATIONS</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, plus 5+ years of network engineering experience and the ability to lead deployments with minimal guidance</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Advanced Linux networking and administration skills, including interface configuration, DNS, DHCP, routing and routed protocols, multicast, and system-level network troubleshooting</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience configuring and debugging networking on embedded, deployed, or field-tested systems, not only fixed-site infrastructure</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, MANET or mesh radio systems, wireless systems, and firewall policy management. Able to perform field installations, cabling validation, and physical-layer troubleshooting</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code or declarative configuration management for deploying and maintaining consistent networking configurations across fleets of systems </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Able to travel up to 25% of the time</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Authorized to work in the United States</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">PREFERRED

QUALIFICATIONS</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Proficiency with Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto platforms, including Panorama and NGFW</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with data center or private cloud networking</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="HelveticaNowDisplay Regular" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":431,"335559991":259,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience supporting DoD programs or networking in operational or field environments</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$146,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$194,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span data-contrast="auto">The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of

compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total

compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier

benefits for full-time employees, including:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p> </p> <h3 class="detailElios"><strong>

Benefits</strong></h3> <p><span data-contrast="auto">At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive

benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. </span><em><span data-contrast="auto">For more information, <a href="https://www.anduril.com/careers">Explore Our

Benefits</a>.</span></em></p> <p> </p> <div class="RichText column1"> <h3 class="detailElios"><strong>Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams</strong></h3> <p class="detailElios">Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.</p> </div> <div class="RichText column2"> <p class="detailElios">To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:</p> <ul> <li> <p class="detailElios"><strong>No Financial Requests: </strong>Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.</p> </li> <li><strong>Please always verify communications:</strong> <ul> <li>Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will <em>only</em> come from an <code>@anduril.com</code> address.</li> <li>Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p class="detailElios"><strong>Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach:</strong> If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.</p> </li> <li> <p class="detailElios"><strong>What to Do If You Suspect Fraud:</strong> Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.</p> </li> </ul> </div> <h3> </h3> <h3><strong>Data Privacy</strong></h3> <p><span data-contrast="auto">To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit </span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"><a href="https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/">https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/</a></span></span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}">By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.</span></p></div>

About Anduril

Anduril Industries designs and supplies autonomous defense systems and integrated software for security and military applications. The company develops an AI-driven command-and-control platform that links sensors, unmanned vehicles across air, land, and sea, and related hardware into a cohesive operational network. Its portfolio covers unmanned aerial vehicles, counter-drone technology, undersea autonomous vehicles, and autonomous ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) platforms. Anduril also builds mission support software that helps users fuse sensor data and manage operations in real time. The company serves defense, national security, and government clients with technology solutions that emphasize autonomous operation and data integration.

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Job details

Salary

$146,000 - $194,000

Location

Irvine, CA

Company

NameAnduril
IndustryAerospace
Team Size6

Funding

Total raised

$6.5B

Last stage

Series G

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz
Founders Fund
Sands Capital
Fidelity Investments
Thrive Capital

Founders

PL

Palmer Luckey

Co-founder

MG

Matt Grim

Co-founder

TS

Trae Stephens

Co-founder

LinkedIn
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Brian Schimpf

Co-Founder & CEO

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MG

Matt Grimm

Co-Founder & COO

LinkedIn
JC

Joe Chen

Co-Founder

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No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.