Network and Security Engineer, Defense
Applied Intuition is a physical-AI company that provides software platforms for developing, validating, deploying, and operating intelligent vehicles and machines.
About Applied Intuition
Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition builds physical-AI tooling and infrastructure, a Vehicle OS, and a Self-Driving System for automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture, and robotics applications.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will architect and build high-bandwidth, low-latency network fabrics for radar, camera and vehicle data, and secure them to IL5/IL6 standards. You will bridge in-vehicle networks with IP backbones, apply zero trust, automate network and security configuration with infrastructure as code, build observability, and work with customers and government stakeholders while setting the technical roadmap and mentoring engineers.
Requirements
- 15+ years in network engineering and network security engineering
- Deep expertise in high-throughput data center or HPC networks
- Hands-on experience securing networks in regulated or classified environments
- Knowledge of NIST 800-53 and DoD RMF
- Scripting in Python, Go or Bash and infrastructure as code tools
- Track record of setting technical direction and mentoring
- Track record of owning complex technical problems end to end
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (active TS/SCI preferred)
- U.S. citizenship
- BS/MS in computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Architect high-bandwidth network fabrics (100/400/800GbE) for sensor data
- Design deterministic low-latency transport using TSN, PTP, RDMA/RoCEv2 and multicast
- Bridge in-vehicle networks with IP-based backbones
- Design security architectures supporting IL5/IL6 accreditation
- Apply zero trust principles across on-prem, tactical edge and cloud
- Automate network and security configuration with infrastructure as code and continuous compliance
- Build network observability through telemetry, flow analysis and security monitoring
- Translate Navy and DoD guidance into engineering decisions
- Work with customers, government stakeholders and product teams
- Set the defense networking and security roadmap, lead design reviews and mentor engineers
Benefits
- Equity
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off