Network Planning Engineer

Job Title: Network Planning Engineer

Job Code: 36170

Job Location: Ft. Wayne IN Palm Bay FL Wilmington MA

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description: Conducts network architecture design feasibility and modeling. Designs analyzes plans and modifies network components and/or software by translating customer requirements and objectives into final product design. Develops and evaluates network performance criteria and measurement methods. Prepares analysis of the short-term or long-term capacity needs for switching routing transmission and signaling. Implementation and support of complex networks.

Essential Functions:

• Evaluate Space network technologies and designs in relation to the critical infrastructure and service needs for external customers.
• Work with requirements to define and implement network function in non-standard routers switches and IPSEC devices.
• Exercise knowledge of OSI model packet/frame structure routing and MPLS.
• Implement engineered solutions with network function that support system-level requirements including Quality of Service (QoS) solutions.
• Document hardware queues buffers and prioritization schemes.
• Participate in inter-program working group and cross-technology initiatives and discussions to resolve technical challenges.
• Create and maintain documentation for network QoS protocols and system-level designs.
• Lead network activities at a program-level coordinating with the ground network engineer and serving as the program interface for network working groups.
• Work directly with systems engineers in a range of specialties focused on every aspect of a space mission.
• Given applicable manual(s) solve issues relating to hardware or software configuration to identify technical issues and resolutions for new non-standard devices.
• Solve complex configuration issues with leading network vendors such as HP/HPE Cisco Juniper Arista Palo Alto Fortinet and F5.
• Implement complex architectures and work through the security approval process to advance the mission on internal networks and help IT organizations understand the architecture.
• Work with classified and unclassified cloud connectivity such as AWS or other government facilities.
• Configure/operate GFE security applications such as Manticore and Cracken.
• Configure implement and troubleshoot complex problems for high assurance encryption devices used in encryption of data in transit (KG family of encryptors).
• Implement and troubleshoot IP and MPLS networks.
• Implement network tools such as NetFlow Layer 3 VPNs Pseudo wire Ethernet switching encapsulation IPSEC TCP and UDP signaling and CCSDS protocols.
• Design and implement routing and pathing including OSPFv2 OSPFv3 BGP MPLS.
• Define and implement complex solutions in different non-standard devices to meet defined network objectives and management of queues and buffers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience with 5-8 years of network engineering lead experience with IP Networks and 3-5 years supporting MPLS networks. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• CCNP or equivalent vendor certification.
• Active Top Secret Clearance required.

• Ability to obtain DoD 8140.03 certification or equivalent NIST 800-181 certification within 6 months of hire.
• Travel as required for integration and test efforts (up to 10%).

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Use Wireshark protocol analysis and quality of service tools.
• Plan implement verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks.
• Perform enterprise network troubleshooting (Multicast Layer 2 Cisco IOS(s) IP routing BGP ISIS OSPF and EIGRP HSRP and physical layer issues Ethernet Optical TDM).
• Perform Agile development processes.
• Perform documentation with Microsoft Office software applications
• TS/SCI security clearance w/CI Polygraph is highly desired.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range in Massachusetts for this role is $122000 - $227000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements

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