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K2 Space Corporation · 6 hours ago

Principal Network Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$155K/yr - $185K/yr

8+ years exp

K2 Space Corporation is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, aimed at unlocking unparalleled performance across various orbits. The Principal Network Engineer will be responsible for defining and evolving network architectures that support high-powered satellite operations, ensuring resilient and high-performance networking across various environments.

AerospaceMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the principal technical authority for enterprise networking, defining long-term network architecture and strategy aligned with business and security objectives

Architect, design, and govern large-scale, highly available, and secure network environments across data centers, cloud, hybrid, and global WANs

Own network reference architectures, standards, and design patterns, ensuring scalability, resiliency, performance, and operational consistency

Lead the design and execution of complex initiatives such as data center modernization, cloud networking transformations, SD-WAN deployments, and zero-trust network architectures

Evaluate network technologies, service providers, and vendors; make strategic recommendations on adoption, optimization, and deprecation

Mentor senior and staff-level network engineers, raising the technical bar and building organizational depth

Qualification

Networking ArchitectureNetwork DesignNetwork ImplementationNetwork Test AutomationNetworking ProtocolsNetwork Control ProtocolsNetwork Management ProtocolsTechnical CertificationsIT Systems MethodologyMentoring Skills