Hardware Engineer 1 with Security Clearance

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC seeks an experienced RF/HDE professional in the Maryland area to design, install, and maintain SATCOM systems. You will conduct site surveys, climb antennas, rack hardware, and operate earth-terminal controls to ensure reliable wide-band satellite links.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshoot on-site issues, and generate engineering plans, test reports, and maintenance records while coordinating with system architects, PMs and test

Qualifications

• Experience as HDE in IC or microelectronic design or reverse engineering.
• Travel up to 15% worldwide for installations and maintenance.
• Proficient with RF measurement tools and test equipment.
• Strong communication and technical reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site surveys, climb antennas, rack and align hardware for SATCOM links.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance; troubleshoot field issues.
• Produce drawings and schematics; prepare design packages.
• Prepare engineering plans and test reports; coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Travel up to 15% for installations and testing.
• Measure RF parameters with PNA-X/FieldFox/BER testers.

Skills

RF design

SATCOM systems

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Documentation

Tools

Keysight PNA-X

FieldFox

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes

BER testers

Job description

Three (3) years experience as a HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering of the same is required.

• Conduct site surveys, climb antennas, rack and align hardware, and operate earth‑terminal control consoles to establish and maintain wide‑band and satellite communication links.
• Perform preventive, scheduled, and corrective maintenance; troubleshoot on‑the‑spot malfunctions; apply anti‑jamming techniques and enforce safety/maintenance procedures.
• Produce AutoCAD/Visio drawings, block diagrams, schematics, and technical design packages;
• Prepare engineering plans, as‑built documentation, test reports, and maintenance records; coordinate with cross‑functional teams (system architects, PMs, test sites).
• Travel up‑to15% worldwide to support installations, testing, and maintenance in remote or austere environments.
• Hands‑on proficiency with Keysight PNA‑X, FieldFox, Spec‑A, RF signal generators, spectrum/network analyzers, oscilloscopes, and BER testers.
• Experience developing preventive‑maintenance schedules, conducting equipment inspections, and authoring safety‑rule documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of producing technical reports, engineering plans, and briefing packages for multi‑service audiences.
• Proven problem‑solving record: troubleshooting complex RF hardware, analyzing data printouts, implementing corrective actions that improve performance and maintainability.
• Leadership/mentoring ability: lead inspection teams, supervise maintenance activities, and train site personnel.
• Ability to carry equipment, climb antennas, and rack hardware.
• Knowledgeable of RF design, installation, and test, with a focus on SATCOM systems.
• RF Design and
• Design, install, and test RF/SATCOM hardware (C‑, X‑, Ku‑, Ka‑, Q/V‑band) while accounting for atmospheric attenuation, ionospheric scintillation, rain‑fade, and polarization‑m
• Conduct site surveys, climb antennas, rack and align hardware, and operate earth‑terminal control consoles to establish and maintain wide‑band and satellite communication links.
• Perform preventive, scheduled, and corrective maintenance; troubleshoot on‑the‑spot malfunctions; apply anti‑jamming techniques and enforce safety/maintenance procedures.
• Use Keysight PNA‑X, FieldFox, Spec‑A, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and BER testers to measure S‑parameters, P1dB, TOI, NF, phase‑noise, group‑delay, and perform non‑linear analysis (IMD, spectral regrowth).
• Produce AutoCAD/Visio drawings, block diagrams, schematics, and technical design packages;
• Prepare engineering plans, as‑built documentation, test reports, and maintenance records; coordinate with cross‑functional teams (system architects, PMs, test sites).
• Travel up‑to15% worldwide to support installations, testing, and maintenance in remote or austere environments.
• Hands‑on proficiency with Keysight PNA‑X, FieldFox, Spec‑A, RF signal generators, spectrum/network analyzers, oscilloscopes, and BER testers.
• Experience developing preventive‑maintenance schedules, conducting equipment inspections, and authoring safety‑rule documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of producing technical reports, engineering plans, and briefing packages for multi‑service audiences.
• Proven problem‑solving record: troubleshooting complex RF hardware, analyzing data printouts, implementing corrective actions that improve performance and maintainability.
• Leadership/mentoring ability: lead inspection teams, supervise maintenance activities, and train site personnel.
• Ability to carry equipment, climb antennas, and rack hardware.
• Knowledgeable of RF design, installation, and test, with a focus on SATCOM systems.