Hardware Engineer 1

Nightwing; Maryland; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Hardware Engineer to join their team. This exciting role involves applying your hardware engineering expertise to analyze and support complex hardware systems, ensuring they meet user requirements. You'll be responsible for hardware procurement, acceptance testing, and maintenance, while also preparing engineering plans and conducting site surveys. With a strong commitment to innovation and excellence, this company offers a comprehensive rewards package, including flexible work schedules and career development opportunities. If you're passionate about technology and looking to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Parental Leave

Flexible Work Schedules

Achievement Awards

Educational Assistance

Child/Adult Backup Care

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in hardware systems analysis for SIGINT solutions.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required prior to start date.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and maintain complex hardware systems and provide support.
• Prepare specifications and conduct site surveys for hardware installations.

Skills

Hardware Engineering

Network Design

Complex Hardware Systems Analysis

Technical Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems

Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics

Tools

Computer Networking Devices

Data Storage Devices

Specialized Processors

Job description

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Job Summary
Applies hardware engineering expertise to analyze complex hardware systems, hardware design, architecture, network design and other technical hardware issues. Procure and perform acceptance testing on equipment. Provide hardware maintenance support, both preventative and remedial. Deploy, install, and implement hardware CONUS and OCONUS. Prepare specifications for hardware by analyzing documented and derived system requirements. Conduct site surveys. Prepare engineering plans and site Technical Design Packages. Organize and direct hardware installations. Configure (and document configuration of) computer, networking devices and various peripheral equipment. Prepare site installation and test reports. Ensure that problems have been properly identified and solutions will satisfy the user's requirements. Prepare reports and recommendations concerning existing and emerging hardware technologies. Provide specific input to the hardware components of system design to include end-user devices, servers, networking devices, data storage devices, and specialized processors.

Role Type
This position is an onsite role.

Basic Qualifications
Typically requires a minimum of three (3) years experience analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or similar degree. Five (5) years of hardware engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

What We Offer:
Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.