Power Infrastructure Engineer with Security Clearance

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Medical, vision, dental insurance

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Power Infrastructure Engineer to support a US Government program near the McLean area. The role requires 5+ years in electrical design and system operations, with TS/SCI with Poly on day one.

You will review test plans, assess vulnerabilities, and deliver briefing materials for client management. Join a multidisciplinary team in a collegial environment, engaging in hardware evaluations, risk management, and technology transfer to government customers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of related experience and Bachelor's degree (preferably Electrical Engineering, Physics).
• 5+ years of experience in electrical component design and/or system operations; hands-on field experience desirable.
• Knowledge of system test and validation processes; reverse engineering experience.
• Must have TS/SCI security clearance with Poly on day one and be eligible for crossover.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise on power infrastructure and related electronic equipment and components.
• Communicate complex technical topics to diverse audiences.
• Review contractor proposals, test results and documentation.
• Support installation, deployment and government program activities.
• Prepare briefing materials for mid-level and senior client management.
• Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analyses to resolve issues.
• Travel CONUS monthly and occasionally OCONUS as required.

Skills

Electrical design

System operations

Reverse engineering

Root cause analysis

Vulnerability assessment

Security clearance TS/SCI

Poly on day one

Excellent communication

Team-oriented

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics

Master's degree (desired)

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. Nightwing ensures our customers succeed when addressing the world's biggest threats. Nightwing is looking for a Power Infrastructure Engineer to provide subject matter expertise and engineering support to a US Government program near the McLean area. This person will join a multidisciplinary team composed of chemists, material scientists, mechanical/electrical engineers, aerospace, and cyber engineers. The work environment is a very collegial atmosphere with ever-changing technical challenges that elicits excitement and challenge with each new day. The Power Infrastructure Engineer will serve as a member of a team responsible for monitoring and facilitating technical development and production projects being performed for a government customer. Job duties include ensuring that system requirements and specifications are consistent with operational deployment environments, recommending innovative solutions for technical and operational problems, monitoring and documenting component and system tests, ensuring compliance with Government program management practices, supporting program control gates and engineering review boards, and authoring and reviewing project documentation. The Power Infrastructure Engineer will serve as a technical subject matter expert for a variety of power infrastructure system projects. Experience and support in the following areas is a necessity: Roles and responsibilities center around quickly responding to client knowledge gaps by educating oneself followed by training/briefing the government task managers, as well as internal customer departments, on the relevant technologies. The ultimate goal in the power infrastructure area is to help external contractors identify technical approaches and develop, test, and build capabilities to counter technical advances being made by foreign entities. Duties will include, but are not limited to: * Provide technical expertise on electronic equipment and components

• Communicate complex technical topics effectively to an audience with a broad set of backgrounds
• Evaluate trends in aerospace industry and supporting microelectronic industry to propose strategic technology developments
• Provide customer training and technology transfer
• Review and evaluate relevant information and intelligence provided by client to identify technical vulnerabilities in power and control systems, specifically focused on sub-systems or its components
• Collaborate with internal customers on defining research requirements and strategic mission objectives
• Identify/Eliminate system vulnerabilities
• Review external contractor/vendor technical proposals, experimental results, deliverables, and final reports
• Support customer test activities
• Review contractor test bed facility documentation and experimental test plans
• Prepare, and often deliver, briefing materials to mid-level and senior client management
• Perform troubleshooting
• Review technical specifications
• Conduct tests, perform quality assurance inspections, and assess test data
• Support Customer Review Board
• Anomaly resolution
• Background in critical infrastructure, power systems, and technical security measures * Robust experience conducting technical hardware evaluations, reverse engineering systems to identify its function with limited documentation and assessing vulnerabilities * Experience working with DOE laboratories * Experience briefing technical information to a non-technical audience and producing clear documentation of their technical analysis * CONUS travel to government contractor facilities (one week per month)
• OCONUS travel (average 1-2x per year)
• Support installation and deployment opportunities Required Skills: * Minimum 5 years of related experience and Bachelor's degree (preferably Electrical Engineering, Physics)
• 5+ years of experience in electrical component design and/or system operations; hands‑on field experience is highly desired.
• Knowledge of system test and validation processes
• Ability to reverse engineer
• Experience with root cause analysis and troubleshooting
• Experience with vulnerability assessment and risk management
• Excellent communication skills
• Team‑oriented
• Willingness to become acquainted with new technology
• Configuration management experience
• Must have TS/SCI security clearance with Poly on day one and be eligible for crossover.
• Desired Skills: * Master's Degree
• Experience with project portfolio management to help balance strategic and quick reaction capabilities within budget constraints and windows of opportunity
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Understanding the global procurement supply chain of electrical components, equipment, and instrumentation
• Ability to predict system‑level performance implications of minor technical modifications
• Flexibility to adjust technical direction as intelligence picture changes, or becomes more defined
• Help define initial scope and assess technical feasibility of proposed development efforts Must have TS/SCI security clearance with Poly on day one and be eligible for crossover.
• This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award. ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

About Nightwing: Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation's most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world's most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we'll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

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.