Network Simulation Engineer - Expert

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: Network Engineering & Simulation Expert — Hephaestus Type: Contract Compensation: $70–$90/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Design realistic tasks involving routing, switching, network services, segmentation, access policies, redundancy, or performance. Build reproducible network topologies and device configurations using tools such as containerlab , GNS3 , EVE-NG , Mininet , ns-3 , or FRRouting . Configure and debug scenarios involving technologies like BGP , OSPF , VLANs , IPv4/IPv6 , DNS , DHCP , NAT , VPNs , or firewalls. Develop automated checks for reachability, route selection, policy enforcement, isolation, convergence, failover, latency, throughput, and packet loss. Produce reference configurations, traffic or failure scenarios, and verification scripts; validate both successful and deliberately incorrect cases. Review AI-generated configurations and diagnose failures. Use coding agents to support automation while independently validating network behavior. Qualifications Must-Have 5+ years of professional network engineering experience with enterprise, data-center, cloud, or service-provider networks. Strong hands-on routing, switching, troubleshooting, and network-policy skills. Experience building network labs, simulations, or emulations and analyzing traffic with tools such as Wireshark , tcpdump , or iperf . Ability to write and debug Python , shell, Ansible , or comparable automation. Sound judgment about protocol behavior, failure modes, and measurement limitations. Preferred Relevant certifications such as CCNP , CCIE , or JNCIP . Experience with network test automation. Compensation & Legal Hourly contractor Paid weekly via Stripe Connect Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) Upload resume AI interview based on your resume Submit form Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.