Network Planning Engineer

About the role

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Job Title

Network Planning Engineer

Job Code

39697

Job Location

Ft. Wayne, IN, Palm Bay, FL, Wilmington, MA

Job Schedule

9/80

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 manage queues and buffers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s 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 experience.
• In 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.
• Document with Microsoft Office software applications.
• TS/SCI security clearance w/CI Polygraph is highly desired.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

Pay

The salary range in Massachusetts for this role is $122,000 - $227,000. 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.

Schedule

9/80

Skills

• Network architecture design
• Network component and software analysis
• Network planning and modification
• Network performance criteria and measurement methods
• Capacity needs analysis for switching, routing transmission and signaling
• Complex network implementation and support
• Space network technology evaluation
• Non-standard router, switch, and IPSEC device implementation
• OSI model, packet/frame structure, routing, and MPLS knowledge
• Quality of Service (QoS) solutions documentation
• Hardware queue, buffer, and prioritization scheme documentation
• Inter-program working group and cross-technology initiative participation
• Network activity coordination with ground network engineer
• Technical issue identification and resolution for new non-standard devices
• Leading network architecture implementation and security approval process
• Cloud connectivity and GFE security application configuration
• High assurance encryption device configuration and troubleshooting
• IP and MPLS network implementation and troubleshooting
• Network tool implementation and troubleshooting
• Routing and pathing design and implementation
• Complex solution definition and implementation
• Queue and buffer management

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays