Engineering Manager - Wireless Network

Auckland. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will lead a wireless network engineering team to maintain a large private IoT network. You will shape network architecture, manage spectrum strategy, and oversee tower infrastructure and automation.

What you will do

Lead a team of wireless network engineers
Own the technical direction and delivery of the network
Stay close to technical details like spectrum allocation and tower infrastructure
Own network reliability outcomes including uptime and incident response
Drive tower deployment and coverage strategy
Hire and grow the team
Work with firmware, backend, hardware, and field operations
Back engineering-led initiatives and use AI tools
Get out on farm to develop domain knowledge
Contribute to broader engineering culture and practices

Required qualifications

Have led engineers directly
Have strong wireless networking fundamentals
Have hands-on experience with LoRa/LoRaWAN, cellular, or other long-range wireless technologies deployed at scale
Understand platform infrastructure such as configuration management, fleet automation, and remote device management
Are comfortable in code (Go, Python, C++)
Know how to shape and structure work
Stay calm under pressure
Have worked in fast-moving startups

Nice to have

experience with satellite direct-to-device or NTN
spectrum regulatory work (FCC, ACMA, ComReg, or similar)
embedded systems or firmware exposure
building or operating infrastructure in harsh, remote environments

Benefits

Salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan
Southern Cross Health Insurance
Annual $1000 self-development budget
6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers
4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave
Wellness leave
Unlimited paid annual leave

About the company

Halter enables farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations using hardware, software, and AI. The company is backed by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund and Blackbird.