Industrial Network Architect (Contract)
VDS Consulting Group
- Los Angeles, United States
- Contract
- Lead/Staff
- Posted
Industrial Network Architect (Contract) Design plant networks that stay reliable through heavy machinery, metal structures and electrical interference.
Responsibilities
- What you'll do Run site surveys, RF studies and network assessments on manufacturing floors Design private 5G/LTE (CBRS), industrial Ethernet and resilient Wi-Fi mesh architectures Specify segmentation, redundancy (ring topologies, PRP/HSR) and low-latency paths for control traffic Oversee installation of switches, access points, fiber and cabling with client and subcontractor crews Validate performance and hand over network documentation and runbooks Requirements 7+ years in network engineering, 3+ in industrial or OT environments Experience with Cisco IE, Hirschmann, Moxa or comparable industrial switching Private wireless or industrial Wi-Fi design experience Understanding of the Purdue model and IT/OT network separation Nice to have: CCNP/CCIE, CWNE, private 5G vendor certifications (Nokia, Ericsson, Celona), TSN knowledge.
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