- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle · Defense
- Location
- SeattleWashingtonUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Sep 17, 2026
Full-time
Field Infrastructure Engineer
Job description
We are looking for a field-forward infrastructure engineer to help deploy, configure, operate and iterate on autonomous ground-vehicle support systems across real operational environments – military exercises, customer demonstrations, test sites and integration events. This role spans infrastructure, software delivery, networking, and automation.
This is not a desk-only role. You may spend up to 50% of your time deployed at test sites, military installations, and operational events, standing up networks, diagnosing issues under pressure, and integrating our systems with partner platforms and customer infrastructure.
You'll come from a background of network or system administration, DevOps,…
Job responsibilities
- Deploy and manage supporting infrastructure — including compute, observability, and logging — to improve reliability and incident response in field environments.
- Deploy and administer Linux-based servers and edge compute platforms in field and datacenter environments, service management, containers, and virtual machines.
- Deploy, configure, and sustain tactical mesh networks using Silvus or Persistent Systems radios and similar mesh networking platforms across field exercises and operational events.
- Configure and operate SD-WAN and adaptive networking solutions.
- Integrate networking infrastructure across multi-vendor, multi-domain environments — connecting autonomous systems, cloud relays, and partner platforms into cohesive network architectures.
- Manage VPNs, tunnels, and jump hosts across distributed field sites.
- Troubleshoot and resolve networking, RF, and system-integration issues during live deployments, often under time pressure and in resource-constrained environments.
- Document network architectures, field performance, integration lessons learned, and provide actionable recommendations to improve operational readiness.
Job requirements
- 3+ years of experience in network engineering, systems engineering, field communications, or systems integration in defense, robotics, or related operational environments.
- Experience deploying and troubleshooting Linux-based systems in field environments.
- Hands-on experience with tactical mesh radio systems.
- Experience with SD-WAN or adaptive networking platforms.
- Strong understanding of networking, security, and observability concepts, including VPNs, firewalls, routing, logging, and monitoring.
- Experience deploying and operating AWS infrastructure and supporting Linux-based production systems.
- Ability to operate independently in challenging environments, including adverse weather, remote locations, and resource-constrained settings.
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as ansible or terraform.