Infrastructure Engineer, Manufacturing & Datacenter
On-site infrastructure engineer who owns end-to-end reliability of systems from the factory floor to the datacenter, covering production compute, MES stations, and IoT edge devices. Core stack includes Linux/Windows, virtualization, networking, and Infrastructure as Code with Ansible/Terraform plus GitOps and SRE practices.
- Compensation
- $140K–$180K / yr
- Location
- Garden Grove, CA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years 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 experience (power/cooling)
- Familiarity with factory/OT edge devices (MES stations, networked tools, PDCs, HMIs)
- 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 to application level
- Excellent interpersonal skills for on-site, cross-functional work
- Builder mentality with bias toward hands-on ownership and automation
- Available for on-call rotations and on-site support as required
Full description
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 an Infrastructure 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.
What You'll Do:
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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)
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Design, deploy, and maintain on-prem compute and storage, including virtualization clusters, physical servers, and SAN, NAS, and object storage that support manufacturing and engineering workloads
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Own backup, replication, and disaster recovery for on-prem systems, including regular restore testing and documented recovery targets
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Plan capacity and hardware lifecycle for servers, storage, and datacenter power and cooling, including sizing, purchasing, and refresh
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Champion an Infrastructure as Code culture, using tools like Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet to eliminate manual toil and automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments
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Implement and manage GitOps workflows for infrastructure delivery, applying SRE principles to ensure 24/7 availability and robust system performance
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Design and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for proactive issue identification and rapid incident response
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Participate in on-call rotations to support business continuity and system stability
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Work on-site to manage physical datacenter and factory-floor edge hardware, collaborating closely with local engineering and manufacturing teams
Who You Are:
Experience
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5+ years of experience in systems engineering, network engineering, endpoint management, or infrastructure operations