Stratolaunch
Data Systems / Network Engineer
- Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
- No salary listed
- Mid level
- On-site · Mojave, California, United States
- 2+ yrs exp
- Added 1 month ago
About this role
Stratolaunch seeks an experienced Data Systems/Network Engineer to design, maintain, and operate critical flight-related networking and telemetry systems for hypersonic testbed missions. This role requires hands-on expertise across enterprise infrastructure, data systems, and mission operations support, with responsibility for both corporate networks and specialized aerospace systems.
What you'll do
- Design and support data, telemetry, and network systems for flight test missions across local and extended range operations
- Manage corporate infrastructure including switches, firewalls, routers, WiFi, and cloud networking products
- Prepare and validate data system assets pre-flight; troubleshoot network issues during tests and missions
- Develop software tools and maintain telemetry/network tests in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams
- Administer servers, workstations, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and virtualized environments; perform security updates and CVE remediation
- Travel to launch and recovery sites to provide on-site mission operations support and escalation
What they're looking for
- Network engineering (TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, routing protocols BGP/OSPF)
- Network device administration (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Aruba, SolarWinds Orion)
- Server administration (Windows, Linux, VMware, Active Directory)
- Network security and protocols (IPsec, NAT, AAA, 802.1X, Aruba Clearpass)
- Packet analysis and troubleshooting (Wireshark, SPAN, network diagnostics)
- Telemetry systems and IRIG-106 standards
- Scripting (BASH, Python preferred)
- Security clearance eligibility
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Stratolaunch
Stratolaunch develops reusable air-launched hypersonic vehicles and testbeds, including the Talon-A platform, designed to operate at Mach 5+ speeds. The company is hiring engineers across aerodynamics, structures, payloads, environmental testing, and avionics systems to support hypersonic vehicle design, integration, testing, and flight operations.
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Website
- stratolaunch.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience configuring and troubleshooting BGP and OSPF in a production or test environment—what challenges did you encounter?
- Walk us through how you would diagnose a network connectivity issue affecting a time-critical flight test using packet capture and network monitoring tools.