Senior IT Project Engineer

Sr. IT Project Engineer

Operating Requirements

Location:

Newark, CA Travel:
Up to 25%

Vitesse designs and manufactures high-performance antenna, thermal management, and power distribution systems that deliver the reliability that mission-critical communication demands, anywhere it must operate. With decades of engineering and manufacturing experience, we deliver hardware that performs, scales, and endures the most demanding requirements. As a community of visionary innovators, we advance the boundaries of what missions can achieve. We don't wait for the future to show up;

we engineer it ourselves. Are you ready to enable possible? We are ready to hear from you.

• Own end-to-end IT infrastructure projects across networking, identity, endpoint management, and backup/DR, including scope, design, timeline, risk, execution, handoff, and sustainment
• Design, implement, test, and execute backup and disaster recovery solutions, including hands-on DR exercises
• Build out new sites, network segments, and Azure/GCC High platform migrations with minimal disruption to users
• Implement infrastructure-level security controls (firewall rules, endpoint hardening, access controls) in coordination with the security team
• Direct MSP and contractor work on assigned projects, ensuring deliverables meet timeline, quality, and requirements
• Produce clear, repeatable documentation, runbooks, and knowledge-transfer materials to enable the IT services team to sustain systems and processes
• Coordinate with vendors, MSPs, and internal stakeholders on procurement, licensing, implementation timelines, and requirements
• Validate system changes and performance against internal security and compliance requirements, partnering with the compliance/GRC team on audit and control needs
• Perform scheduled maintenance during evenings/weekends and respond to ad hoc infrastructure needs as projects require
• Partner with the IT Director to develop and prioritize the project roadmap
• Serve as escalation point for complex issues on owned systems (excluding day-to-day service queue)
• Other duties as assigned

What You'll Bring (Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

Prior experience in aerospace, defense, or another export-controlled industry.

Relevant certifications (CCNP, NSE, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, or similar) — nice to have, not a substitute for demonstrated project delivery experience.

Experience working alongside (not managing) a separate service-desk/support function, with a track record of clean handoffs.

Strong written documentation skills — this role must be able to hand off cleanly to a support team that wasn't in the room for the build.

Comfortable working in a regulated/compliance-driven environment; familiarity with frameworks like FIPS 140, NIST 800-171, CMMC, or ITAR-adjacent data handling is a plus.

Don't let a few missing additional knowledge, skills, and abilities hold you back. If this role inspires you, apply with confidence.

Your Experience (Minimum Qualifications):

• Minimum of 8 years in a similar role, such as network engineer, infrastructure engineer, and/or systems administration
• Minimum 5 years of experience with enterprise networking and endpoint management
• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT Project Management with proven ability to lead and execute end-to-end technical projects
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and provide appropriate documentation establishing identity and employment eligibility as required by applicable law.
• Must qualify as a "U.S." Persons as defined in 22 CFR § 120.62 under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in order to comply with applicable export control laws and regulations.
• Must be able to successfully complete a drug screening in accordance with the Company's drug testing policy and applicable law.
• Must be able to successfully complete a criminal background check in accordance with the Company's screening policy and applicable law.

What Awaits (Total Rewards):

• 3 weeks of vacation, 48 hours of paid safe and sick leave, and 10 paid company-observed holidays
• 401(k) employer match
• Company paid short-term disability, long-term disability,…