As a Principal Engineer for Network Architecture & SDN at TeraWave, you will design a dynamic, self-healing network that operates at orbital speeds across a multi-orbit constellation of 5,408 optically interconnected satellites. You will leverage your deep expertise in networking architecture and software-defined networking to create the foundation for a revolutionary space-based communications system.
Requirements
- Lead the end-to-end design of a hybrid space-ground transport network
- Define technical strategy for multi-hop routing, topology management, and fast-reroute strategies tailored for time-varying LEO constellations
- Drive capacity modeling that translates raw RF link characteristics into high-performance network-layer models
- Architect a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) framework to manage centralized and distributed control planes
- Implement real-time Traffic Engineering (TE) and policy enforcement to optimize data flow across constrained satellite payloads and terrestrial backbones
- Design programmable transport solutions that allow for rapid deployment of new protocols and features
- Build a world-class observability stack using in-band and out-of-band telemetry for packet-level visibility
- Develop 'Self-Healing' network logic where real-time telemetry feeds directly into SDN controllers for automated congestion management and fault isolation
- Correlate flow-level tracing with link performance to ensure peak efficiency across the constellation
- Design packet forwarding architectures that survive the rigors of space, optimizing for latency and throughput under power-constrained environments
- Lead cross-layer optimization efforts, working alongside RF and Silicon teams to ensure seamless mobility across beams and satellites
- Act as the technical authority for networking across TeraWave, mentoring senior staff and influencing long-term hardware and software roadmaps
Benefits
- Medical
- dental
- vision
- basic and supplemental life insurance
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability
- 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
- an Education Support Program
