Network Systems Engineer Jobs in Maryland

Company Summary:

EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.

Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.

Department Summary:

EchoStar has an exciting opportunity in our Hughes Network Systems division for a Senior Pre-Sales Engineer. This is a customer-facing engineering role that requires the ability to clearly translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes, while building credibility and trust with customers through successful pilot execution.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Sales and Sales Engineering teams in customer discovery sessions, technical workshops, and solution demonstrations
• Provide hands-on technical expertise during customer engagements and pilot execution phases
• Communicate technical findings, recommendations, and outcomes clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Engage directly with customers to build confidence and establish technical trust in proposed solutions through successful pilot delivery
• Design, configure, and execute pilots, POCs, and technical evaluations in lab and customer environments
• Validate solution performance, scalability, interoperability, and readiness for production deployment
• Translate customer requirements into technical configurations and pilot success criteria
• Perform hands-on implementation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization of network environments (Enterprise Network design, security, LAN/WAN, routing, switching)
• Analyze network performance, identify and resolve issues, and optimize configurations based on testing and usage data
• Document pilot architectures, configurations, test results, and deployment recommendations for transition to production
• Execute test plans and provide structured analysis to support solution validation
• Maintain and operate pre-production lab environments to support testing, demos, and validation
• Evaluate emerging technologies, vendors, and solutions for applicability in customer environments
• Provide feedback to product and engineering teams on solution performance, gaps, and improvements

Skills, Experience and Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in networking, telecommunications, or related technical roles

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience working in customer-facing technical environments, including pilots, deployments, or solution validation
• Familiarity with SD-WAN, SASE, Network security technologies, or Private Wireless technologies preferred
• Experience working in lab environments, pilot deployments, and multi-vendor ecosystems
• Ability to operate effectively in customer-facing roles, translating technical concepts into clear outcomes and recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and analyze complex network environments
• Strong foundation in networking technologies (Enterprise Networking, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, routing, switching, VPNs)

Benefits:

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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Salary Range: USD $100500.00 - $134000.00 / Year