Senior Hardware Engineer

Jobtailor; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a hardware engineer to design and document complex IT hardware solutions. You will create drawings, layouts, rack elevations and interconnect diagrams, and lead components integration across electrical, mechanical, and software interfaces.

Collaborative across engineering teams, you will develop BOMs and installation guidance while following configuration controls. The role requires a Bachelor’s in a related field, secret clearance, and proven experience in hardware design,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degrees in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Systems, or Information Technology or related field.
• Secret Clearance required.
• Experience in hardware engineering, hardware design, drafting, or systems integration.
• Experience producing technical drawings, diagrams, and hardware documentation.
• Experience with IT hardware systems design including enterprise or mission-focused components.
• Experience integrating complex hardware systems or subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and document hardware solutions for IT environments.
• Prepare and maintain hardware drawings, layouts, installation diagrams, and interconnect diagrams.
• Support hardware systems design and integration across components and interfaces.
• Develop hardware specifications, BOMs, and installation guidance.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams for end-to-end hardware solutions.
• Participate in requirements analysis, design reviews, and trade studies.
• Support hardware assembly, configuration, installation, integration, and test activities.
• Analyze hardware issues and perform root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure designs and installation packages meet standards and customer requirements.
• Support lifecycle activities including modernization and sustainment.

Skills

Hardware Engineering

Technical Drawing Production

Systems Integration

Secret Clearance

Configuration Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Electrical)

Bachelor's Degree (Computer)

Bachelor's Degree (Mechanical)

Bachelor's Degree (Systems)

Bachelor's Degree (Information Technology)

Job description

• Design, develop, and document hardware solutions for complex technical and IT system environments.
• Prepare and maintain hardware drawings, layouts, installation diagrams, rack elevations, interconnect diagrams, and other technical drafting products.
• Support the design of IT hardware systems, including servers, storage, end-user devices, network hardware, peripheral devices, and supporting infrastructure components.
• Develop hardware specifications, bills of materials, interface definitions, and installation guidance.
• Support integration of hardware components into larger system architectures, ensuring compatibility across electrical, mechanical, network, software, and operational interfaces.
• Coordinate with systems engineering, network engineering, software engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, and operations teams to support end-to-end hardware solutions.
• Participate in requirements analysis, design reviews, technical planning, and engineering trade studies.
• Support hardware assembly, configuration, installation, integration, and test activities.
• Analyze hardware-related technical issues and support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action development.
• Ensure hardware designs and installation packages comply with applicable standards, customer requirements, and program constraints.
• Support technical baseline management, engineering change documentation, and configuration control.
• Prepare engineering documentation, status reports, and technical recommendations for leadership and customers, as required.
• Support lifecycle activities including modernization, technology refresh, deployment, maintenance, and sustainment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field
• Secret Clearance
• Relevant experience in hardware engineering, hardware design, drafting, or systems integration.
• Experience producing technical drawings, diagrams, and hardware documentation.
• Experience with IT hardware systems design, including enterprise or mission-focused computing and infrastructure components.
• Experience integrating complex hardware systems or subsystems in a technical environment.
• Familiarity with engineering design processes, configuration management, and technical documentation practices.
• Ability to analyze hardware and integration issues and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering and implementation teams.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in hardware design, development, and documentation for complex IT systems, ensuring compliance with standards and effective integration across various engineering disciplines. Proficient in producing technical drawings and managing hardware specifications and configurations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Hardware Engineering
• Technical Drawing Production
• Systems Integration
• Secret Clearance
• Configuration Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Hardware Design
• Technical Drafting
• IT Hardware Systems Design
• Integration of Hardware Systems
• Requirements Analysis
• Troubleshooting
• Root Cause Analysis
• Engineering Change Documentation
• Installation Guidance
• Lifecycle Management

Soft Skills

• Strong Written Communication
• Strong Verbal Communication
• Collaboration with Multidisciplinary Teams

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Industry Keywords

• Technical Documentation Practices
• Engineering Design Processes
• Configuration Control
• Hardware Specifications
• Installation Diagrams