# Senior Engineer, Network

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Dallas, TX
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $120k – $190k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Networking, osi model, routing, switching, DNS, dhcp, BGP, ospf, vpn, wireshark, Linux, Python, C++, ipsec, yocto
**Posted:** 2026-08-04

> Designs, deploys, and optimizes secure, reliable networking for an unmanned aerial system operating in challenging environments. The role requires substantial network engineering experience, programming skills in C, C++, or Python, and expertise across networking layers, routing, switching, and real-time communications.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and implement network architectures for V-BAT, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security.
- Integrate V-BAT with external networks, including ground-based radio and satellite networks.
- Develop and maintain communication protocols and network management systems for unmanned aerial system operations.
- Optimize network performance for low-bandwidth, high-latency, and high-packet-loss mission profiles.
- Develop software to implement, configure, and provision networking equipment.
- Collaborate with software engineers, hardware engineers, and operators to deliver comprehensive network solutions.
- Test and validate network systems in laboratory and field environments.
- Apply current network technologies and best practices.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with **5+ years** of relevant experience, master's degree with **4+ years**, or PhD with **2+ years**.
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying network systems that support real-time applications.
- Strong understanding of OSI networking layers, especially layers 1–4.
- Knowledge of routing and switching concepts and protocols, including DNS, DHCP, GRE, IPsec, QoS, VLANs, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VPNs, and QUIC.
- Proficiency with network simulation and analysis tools.
- Familiarity with network programming and tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump.
- Experience with Linux, scripting, and command-line tools.
- Experience developing software in C, C++, and/or Python.
- Strong communication and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
- Track record of shipping products and delivering high-quality solutions in fast-paced development environments.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience developing networks for aerospace or autonomous systems.
- Expertise in network security, firewalls, public key infrastructure, and industry best practices.
- Experience customizing, deploying, and maintaining Yocto-based Linux distributions on hardware platforms.

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