Hardware Engineer

Swift•Annapolis Junction, MD

10d

About The Position

The Hardware Engineer (HE) provides hardware engineering expertise to analyze complex hardware systems, designs, architectures, network designs, and other technical hardware issues. The role includes procuring and acceptance-testing equipment; providing preventive and remedial hardware maintenance; and deploying, installing, and implementing hardware at CONUS and OCONUS locations. The HE prepares hardware specifications based on documented and derived system requirements, conducts site surveys, and develops engineering plans and site Technical Design Packages. The position organizes and directs installations; configures and documents computers, networking and communications devices, and peripheral equipment; and prepares installation and test reports. The engineer ensures hardware problems are properly identified and proposed solutions meet user requirements, and provides reports and recommendations on existing and emerging hardware technologies. The position also contributes to the hardware components of system design, including end-user devices, servers, network and storage devices, and specialized processors.

Requirements

Level 0: No demonstrated experience is required.
A bachelor's degree in Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required, unless substituted as specified.
Level 1: Seven years of experience as a Hardware Engineer analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions.
Five years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
U.S. citizenship is required.
An active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

Prepare functional requirements and specifications for hardware acquisitions.
Analyze hardware specifications and system or subsystem requirements and document practical hardware designs, including servers, network devices, transmission media, storage devices, user-interface devices, and special processors.
Identify operational hardware problems and ensure solutions meet user requirements.
Assist with preparing installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Conduct site surveys and assess and document current site network configurations and site-specific requirements.
Develop hardware installation schedules based on setup, integration, and test timelines.
Train site personnel in proper hardware use.
Recommend specifications for hardware acquisitions.
Prepare engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages.
Prepare drawings documenting as-built configurations at each site.
Prepare site installation and test reports.
Configure computers, communications devices, and peripheral equipment.
Procure equipment and perform acceptance testing.
Provide preventive and remedial hardware maintenance.
Deploy, install, and implement hardware at CONUS and OCONUS locations.
Prepare reports and recommendations concerning existing and emerging hardware technologies.
Provide input to system design for end-user devices, servers, network devices, data storage devices, and specialized processors.