6 days ago

Infrastructure Engineer, Manufacturing & Datacenter

Garden Grove, United States of AmericaOn-siteSenior · 5+ yearsManufacturing Engineer

What you'll do

Build, manage, and support end-to-end infrastructure across the factory floor. From core datacenter systems to edge devices like production compute, MES stations, and networked IoT equipment (connected tools, PDCs, HMIs, and similar)
Champion an Infrastructure as Code culture, using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet to eliminate manual toil and automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments
Implement and manage GitOps workflows for infrastructure delivery, applying SRE principles to ensure 24/7 availability and robust system performance
Design and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for proactive issue identification and rapid incident response
Participate in on-call rotations to support business continuity and system stability
Work on-site to manage physical datacenter and factory-floor edge hardware, collaborating closely with local engineering and manufacturing teams

What they're looking for

5+ years of experience in systems engineering, network engineering, endpoint management, or infrastructure operations
Deep expertise in Linux and Windows
Strong hands-on experience with virtualization and containerization
Solid understanding of networking, including switching, firewalls, and wireless
Datacenter hardware (power/cooling)
Familiarity with factory/OT edge devices — MES stations, networked tools, PDCs, HMIs and the networks connecting them to IT infrastructure
Proven proficiency with IaC and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet)
Experience implementing GitOps workflows and SRE best practices
Able to troubleshoot complex cross-platform issues, from physical layer faults to application-level performance bottlenecks
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in an on-site, cross-functional environment
Builder mentality with a bias toward hands-on ownership and eliminating manual toil
Available for on-call rotations and on-site support as required

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Full description from employer

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Role Summary

Harbinger is hiring a Systems Engineer to own the reliability, scalability, and performance of our end-to-end infrastructure, from the factory floor to the datacenter. We're looking for someone with a builder mentality who thrives working on-site in partnership with Business systems, Facilities, and Production teams. You should be as comfortable working alongside factory technicians on the production floor as you would be drawing diagrams and writing Ansible playbooks.

Key Responsibilities

Build, manage, and support end-to-end infrastructure across the factory floor. From core datacenter systems to edge devices like production compute, MES stations, and networked IoT equipment (connected tools, PDCs, HMIs, and similar)
Champion an Infrastructure as Code culture, using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet to eliminate manual toil and automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments
Implement and manage GitOps workflows for infrastructure delivery, applying SRE principles to ensure 24/7 availability and robust system performance
Design and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for proactive issue identification and rapid incident response
Participate in on-call rotations to support business continuity and system stability
Work on-site to manage physical datacenter and factory-floor edge hardware, collaborating closely with local engineering and manufacturing teams

Qualifications

Experience

5+ years of experience in systems engineering, network engineering, endpoint management, or infrastructure operations

Technical Competencies

Deep expertise in Linux and Windows
Strong hands-on experience with virtualization and containerization
Solid understanding of networking, including switching, firewalls, and wireless
Datacenter hardware (power/cooling)
Familiarity with factory/OT edge devices — MES stations, networked tools, PDCs, HMIs and the networks connecting them to IT infrastructure
Proven proficiency with IaC and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet)
Experience implementing GitOps workflows and SRE best practices
Able to troubleshoot complex cross-platform issues, from physical layer faults to application-level performance bottlenecks

Soft Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in an on-site, cross-functional environment
Builder mentality with a bias toward hands-on ownership and eliminating manual toil
Available for on-call rotations and on-site support as required

Key Benefits & Perks:

Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
Early-stage Stock Options
Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
Annual Vacation Bonus
Wellness & Fertility Benefits
Cell Phone Stipend
Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

California Pay Range

$140,000—$180,000 USD

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at info@harbingermotors.com.

Candidate Data Privacy

Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.

Company

Harbingermotors

Garden Grove, United States of America

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