# Principal Network Engineer at Lila Sciences

- Company: Lila Sciences
- What the company does: LILA has created the world's first Operating System for Science powered by Scientific Superintelligence™. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.lila.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-19
- Apply by: 2026-12-03
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lilasciences/jobs/4373604009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-principal-network-engineer/

## About the role

Lila's science factories run on a fast-growing, multi-site network that spans corporate offices, autonomous labs, and OT/robotics environments across Cambridge (Alewife), OCP, San Francisco, and London. As Principal Network Engineer, you will be the senior technical owner of that network: building the in-house engineering capability to design, secure, and scale it, while increasing the value and effectiveness of our managed service provider relationships. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Typically 10+ years of progressive network engineering experience, or equivalent depth in designing and operating multi-site networks
- Deep hands-on expertise with SD-WAN/SASE platforms such as Cato Networks or similar
- Strong experience with enterprise firewalls, routing platforms, switching, VLAN segmentation, and subnetting at scale
- Experience securing and connecting both corporate IT and OT, industrial, or lab-instrumentation networks
- Practical experience implementing network segmentation, zero-trust concepts, and secure remote access
- Proven ability to manage MSPs and vendors while improving technical outcomes and accountability

Tags: Business Operations

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