Hardware Engineer

INFINITY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING•Albuquerque, NM

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Hardware Engineer supports the design, development, integration, test, documentation, and sustainment of prototype and operational satellite ground systems, satellite operations centers, and supporting infrastructure. This role focuses on developing and implementing Government-approved hardware and supporting equipment solutions; defining and documenting system requirements and interfaces; supporting developmental, integration, and functionality testing; maintaining configuration control and technical documentation; and sustaining operational hardware and infrastructure to meet mission availability requirements. The ideal candidate has experience in mission systems, ground systems, or similarly regulated operational environments and can work effectively with software engineers, mission partners, and external vendors in a classified environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field or equivalent combination of experience in lieu of degree.
Minimum 3-5 years of experience in hardware design and development.
Top Secret, with the ability to obtain SCI
Experience supporting hardware and supporting infrastructure in operational or mission environments.
Ability to develop system design specifications, requirements, and interface documentation.
Experience researching, integrating, testing, and deploying hardware and supporting equipment solutions.
Ability to support developmental testing, integration testing, functionality testing, and verification activities.
Ability to troubleshoot and replace failed hardware components while maintaining availability requirements and adhering to approved change processes.
Experience with configuration management tools and disciplined change control for procedures, baselines, documentation, and products.
Strong technical documentation skills, including system architectures, design documentation, test plans, test reports, and baseline updates.
Ability to coordinate effectively with software engineers, internal/external mission partners, Government stakeholders, and external vendors.
Understanding of secure-facility hardware handling, classified hardware accountability, and related security requirements.
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, communication, and teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Experience with FPGA design and programming.
Knowledge of wireless communication protocols (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi).
Familiarity with manufacturing processes and quality control standards.
Experience in project management and leadership.
Experience supporting prototype and operational satellite ground systems or satellite operations centers.
Experience developing or modifying infrastructure for power, cooling, communications, space, or facilities to support approved system designs.
Experience supporting interoperability testing with external mission partners.
Experience sustaining ground system engineering infrastructure through scheduled preventative maintenance activities.
Experience supporting quarterly configuration audits and discrepancy reporting against approved baselines.
Experience working in environments requiring strict configuration control, documentation updates, and Government approval before modifying operational baselines.
Experience supporting vendor coordination to identify and implement technical solutions that satisfy system requirements.

Responsibilities

Develop system design specifications and capabilities that satisfy mission requirements.
Research, procure, integrate, test, and deploy hardware, software, and supporting equipment solutions under Government-approved, IA-compliant plans.
Develop or coordinate the infrastructure required to implement approved design specifications, including power, cooling, space, communications, and facilities support.
Work with internal and external mission partners to ensure system interfaces are well defined and documented, and that new requirements are compliant with existing systems.
Identify, review, and provide recommendations on ground system requirements with Government representatives and mission partners.
Interface with external vendors throughout the development process to inform and propose solutions that satisfy system requirements.
Perform incremental developmental testing prior to system integration.
Support external mission partner testing with the ground systems to ensure interoperability and to ensure external changes have no detrimental impact to existing missions.
Support test and verification processes to ensure system performance requirements are met.
Conduct incremental, iterative, and automated functionality tests and support integration tests.
Develop integrated test plans and reports for future capability enhancements.
Deliver updated system architectures and documentation upon completion of new implementations or updates.
Plan for efficient sustainment of ground system engineering infrastructure, including hardware, maintenance agreements, facilities management, and cybersecurity coordination.
Perform regular, scheduled, preventative maintenance activities on hardware and supporting infrastructure.
Troubleshoot and replace failed or broken hardware components while meeting availability requirements and adhering to the Government defined Change Request Process and IA requirements.
Maintain all external interfaces with and among system components necessary to conduct operations.
Maintain configuration of procedures, documents, baselines, and products to ensure positive change control.
Use appropriate configuration management tools and processes to track and implement changes.
Support and participate in the Government Change Request process, including Change Request Submissions, ERB, CCB, PER, and CAB activities.
Finalize system documentation to reflect approved changes, including hardware system documentation updates to the baseline as directed by the Government.
Understand and adhere to the process for hardware ingress, movement, and egress into, within, and out of secure facilities, and maintain accountability and documentation of classified hardware in accordance with applicable policies.