Hardware Engineer MUST Have TS/SCI Full Scope Poly

Wortech Corp - Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time

Annapolis Junction, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Hardware Engineer (HWE) position involves a comprehensive role in the design, analysis, and implementation of hardware systems and components. The HWE will be responsible for analyzing hardware specifications and system/subsystem requirements to conceive and document practical designs for various hardware components, including servers, network devices, transmission media, storage devices, user interface devices, and special processors. This role requires a strong understanding of the SIGINT RF domain, as well as experience in digital signal processing and the integration and testing of RF components or systems that demodulate both analog and digital communications signals. In addition to design responsibilities, the HWE will prepare functional requirements and specifications for hardware acquisitions, ensuring that any problems with operational hardware are properly identified and resolved to meet user requirements. The role includes conducting site surveys to assess and document site network configurations and unique requirements, recommending specifications for hardware acquisitions, and preparing engineering plans and site installation technical design packages. The HWE will also develop hardware installation schedules based on setup, integration, and test timelines, and prepare drawings documenting as-built configurations at each site. The position requires the HWE to prepare site installation test reports, configure computers and communications devices, and train site personnel in the proper use of hardware. The HWE will also prepare installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides, while organizing and directing hardware installations across multiple sites. Analyzing and recommending hardware specifications for project-unique or modified commercial hardware is also a key responsibility, along with assisting in building simulations of proposed systems and providing hardware throughput analyses to system engineers. The HWE will design and verify test harnesses and simulated interfaces for all test and integration phases, prepare Mean-Time-Between-Failure and Mean-Time-To-Repair analyses, and analyze operational data to identify choke points, failure modes, and other data for design or maintainability improvements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze hardware specifications and system/subsystem requirements to conceive and document practical designs for hardware components.
• Prepare functional requirements and specifications for hardware acquisitions.
• Ensure that problems with operational hardware are properly identified and solutions satisfy user requirements.
• Conduct site surveys; assess and document site network configurations and site-unique requirements.
• Recommend specifications for hardware acquisitions.
• Prepare engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages.
• Develop hardware installation schedules based upon setup, integration, and test timelines.
• Prepare drawings documenting as-built configurations at each site.
• Prepare site installation test reports.
• Configure computers, communications devices, and peripheral equipment.
• Train site personnel in the proper use of hardware for the program.
• Prepare installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Organize and direct hardware installations across multiple sites.
• Analyze and recommend hardware specifications for project-unique or modified commercial hardware.
• Assist with building simulations of proposed systems and provide hardware throughput analyses to system engineers.
• Design and verify test harnesses/simulated interfaces for all test and integration phases.
• Prepare Mean-Time-Between-Failure and Mean-Time-To-Repair analyses.
• Analyze operational data to identify choke points, failure modes, and other data for design or maintainability improvements.

Requirements

• Complete a Bachelor's degree in Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional hardware engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Have the required three (3) years of SIGINT RF domain experience.
• Have three (3) years or more of experience in digital signal processing, integrating and testing RF components or systems that demodulate analog and digital communications signals.