System Engineer

Scope:

D-Fend Solutions is a successful, fast-growing, startup located in Ra’anana. We are looking for an experienced system engineer to participate and lead the development of a cellular-based drone detection and mitigation system as part of the company products.

The system engineer position requires the combination of several elements:

• Lead features and platforms from ideas to releases.
• System architecture & design - Architect robust, distributed network monitoring systems capable of handling massive scale, high throughput, and the continuous ingestion of telecommunications data.
• Communicate directly with Tier-1 telecommunications carriers to design, deploy, and integrate scalable monitoring solutions seamlessly into their live, complex operational environments.
• Direct and mentor a research and development group (back-end, front-end, researchers, dev-ops).
• Oversee end-to-end project execution, planning and managing resources.
• Core network expertise - Deep understanding of LTE and 5G Core network topologies
• Analyze and define complex system behaviors, state machines, algorithms, and event-response logic
• Perform independent, hands-on debugging and optimization for system problem-solving.
• Gain a deep understanding of the system to guide and support development, testing and validation teams.

Requirements:

• B.Sc/M.Sc degree in Computer Science or similar background from a recognized university.
• A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience and familiarity with LTE and 5G Core network architectures and network monitoring paradigms.
• Demonstrated history of working directly with or for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs/carriers)
• Hands-on experience in a scripting language, like Python or JavaScript.
• Team player with excellent communication skills, ability to lead tasks within the company and the desire to take on diverse challenges.
• Deep, working knowledge of 5G and LTE protocols, with an understanding of how to trace, parse, and analyze these protocols across network interfaces.
• Proven track record in system design and architecture specifically for complex, large-scale, distributed software systems and Big Data platforms.
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading, scaling, and managing software or systems development groups.
• Advantage: Strong analytical foundation with expertise in developing algorithms for massive data processing. Familiarity with high-throughput streaming and data processing architectures.
• Advantage: Experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).