Hardware Engineer

Qualis•Colorado Springs, CO

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Qualis LLC is seeking a full-time Hardware Engineer to support the Space Domain (SDA) and Missile Warning (MW) mission areas in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The role supports research and engineering for SDA and MW missions, including deep-space surveillance radar technology and radar hardware solutions. The engineer will work on a multidisciplinary team to address customer needs by implementing current technology in SDA and MW radars. The position provides program support in a hybrid development environment that combines waterfall and agile practices to obtain feedback quickly during the design, development, and testing of new products. The successful candidate is expected to work effectively both independently and collaboratively, with strong communication, attention to detail, organizational skills, and self-accountability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 4 years of experience, or a master’s degree and 2 years of experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain an active DoD Secret clearance.
Experience working with government customers, including the USAF and USSF.
Understanding of military and industrial standards governing hardware design, selection, qualification, and characteristics.
Familiarity with the product lifecycle and some experience applying technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, processes, and techniques to solve problems.
Experience designing and integrating products, transitioning products from development to production, and managing obsolescence.
Experience creating trade studies and analyzing technical data.

Nice To Haves

Experience deploying hardware-based products at an operational USAF or USSF site.
Experience working with ground-based radars, especially Eglin, PARCS, or UEWR systems.
Experience mitigating hardware obsolescence issues.
Experience using electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, multimeters, and function generators.
Experience with root cause analysis.
Current DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Provide engineering support within a multidisciplinary team to address customer needs and implement current technology in SDA and MW radars.
Provide program support in a hybrid development environment combining waterfall and agile practices.
Contribute to design, development, and testing of new products, incorporating feedback quickly.
Apply engineering knowledge and skills to solve technical problems independently and collaboratively.