Shield AI
Staff Engineer, System Test Network (R6030)
$144K–$216K
Washington, D.C. · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5 years with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years with a Master's degree; or equivalent practical experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree; or Master's degree; or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
About the job
Designs and sustains networks and networking software for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) labs, integration environments, simulations, and program test infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Design, configure, and maintain network architectures and repeatable network configurations across programs and laboratories.
- Develop networking automation and configuration-as-code, and integrate these tools into source-control and CI/CD workflows.
- Plan and execute network tests, troubleshoot issues, and build observability for network performance and reliability.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of related experience; or a Master's degree with at least 3 years; or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong Ethernet and TCP/IP knowledge, including switching, routing, subnetting, VLANs, multicast, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and QoS.
- Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting managed switches, routers, firewalls, Linux hosts, and networked systems.
- Proficiency in Python or a comparable language; experience developing and executing structured network or system tests.
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, avionics, flight-test, or other mission-critical programs.
- Experience with HIL, SIL, or VIL environments, or tactical MANET and mesh-radio systems.
Pay
USD 144,400–216,000 (per-year-salary; base salary)
Tools
Python, Wireshark, tcpdump, iperf, Ansible, Netmiko, NAPALM, Terraform
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