Network Infrastructure Engineer

Description

The company builds robotic automation systems that make cell therapy manufacturing cheaper, faster and less dependent on manual work, so more patients can access these treatments.

This is a hands-on role in the Network Infrastructure Engineer team, which covers compute and network setup for on-site test environments and remote customer sites.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team and work alongside robotics, systems engineering and test colleagues as well as your own established group.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain compute and network infrastructure in on-site test environments and at remote customer deployments.
• Work with suppliers to choose suitable equipment.
• Build server racks, install software, fit cabling, configure network routing and set up service monitoring.
• Work with Platform Engineers and other technical teams to set up networks for prototype test rigs and demonstration factory lines.
• Deploy finalised designs at customer sites across server racks, segregated factory networks, industrial workstation connections and remote monitoring.
• Act as the go-to expert for choosing and scaling infrastructure to suit each installation.

Requirements

• A solid background in designing, implementing and deploying platform infrastructure, both in-house and at remote sites.
• An open, collaborative approach and broad technical knowledge that lets you work well with the whole team.
• Essential: build and configure server racks, and install and connect switches, routers, patch panels and power systems.
• Essential: set up networks, including TCP/IP addressing, physical and logical segmentation, routing and firewall rules.
• Essential: install Linux and Windows, and configure remote deployment tools on bare-metal industrial and embedded PCs.
• Essential: support customers and maintain systems proactively, telling the right stakeholders early and clearly about equipment needs, reconfiguration, repairs and emerging risks.
• Desirable: interest in or experience with robotic automation, industrial or embedded PCs, or factory installations.
• Desirable: experience with Ubiquiti equipment.
• Desirable: experience monitoring the health and capacity of network and compute to keep factory operations reliable, and diagnosing hardware failures, misconfiguration and capacity limits.
• Desirable: experience keeping network architecture, rack layouts, cabling and wiring documentation and diagrams up to date.
• Desirable: experience selecting and buying server hardware, switches, routers, cabling and UPS systems for different projects.
• Desirable: a degree or vocational qualification in Computer Engineering, Networking, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Desirable: 3 years in network, infrastructure or industrial IT roles.

Conditions

Based at Melbourn Science Park, about 10 miles south of Cambridge.

The premises were recently renovated and include office, laboratory and engineering space, with green space around the site.

Benefits

• Annual bonus.
• 25 days of holiday.
• Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary.
• Private medical insurance covering employees and dependants.
• Subsidised lunches.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave.
• Life insurance worth 6 times salary.
• Electric car leasing scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.