Network Engineer, Global Sensor Network
About the role
Meet Slingshot
At Slingshot Aerospace, we're on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world. We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software.
We move fast, we're not afraid to fail, and we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere—whether you're in engineering, sales, product, or operations. If you want to work on something that truly matters, with people who care deeply about the impact we're making and help shape the future of an industry that's just getting started, you're in the right place.
What You’ll Be Launching
As a Network Engineer on the Global Sensor Network (GSN) Operations team, you will help deploy, maintain, secure, and evolve the networks powering Slingshot’s remote sensor infrastructure around the world. You’ll serve as a key technical escalation point for site connectivity and infrastructure issues while helping define the future-state architecture for scalable, resilient, and secure remote operations.
This role sits at the intersection of networking, infrastructure, operations, and cybersecurity—supporting mission-critical environments that enable real-time space domain awareness and global sensor operations.
We’re building a team of sharp, creative people who love solving hard problems. Bring your expertise, your perspective, and your drive—we’ll bring the rocket fuel.
Your Mission (Should You Choose to Accept It)
Network Operations & Infrastructure
- Deploy, configure, maintain, and support LAN infrastructure across remote Global Sensor Network sites.
- Troubleshoot complex connectivity issues involving routing, switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPNs, and IPsec tunnels.
- Support hybrid connectivity between remote infrastructure and AWS cloud environments.
- Maintain secure remote access infrastructure, including VPN alternatives, MDM, and host management solutions.
Incident Response & Operational Excellence
- Serve as a primary escalation point for network-related outages, degradation, and operational incidents.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident improvement planning.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, network diagrams, standards, and operational procedures.
- Continuously improve network reliability, observability, scalability, and operational maturity across distributed sites.