Senior Hardware Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance

COMSO Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical deductible and dental/vision

FSA

Disability insurance

401K match

Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Federal holidays

Birthday holiday

Sabbatical every 5 years

Emergency facility closure days

Job summary

COMSO, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Engineer III to provide senior-level engineering on complex hardware and network infrastructure supporting sensitive operations.

You will lead assessment, integration, deployment, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and sustainment across distributed, highly secure environments, mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 25+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Extensive experience engineering, integrating, testing, troubleshooting, and sustaining complex hardware and network infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise compute, storage, networking, server, and/or data center environments.
• Extensive experience conducting site surveys and documenting existing infrastructure and site-specific requirements.
• Experience developing engineering drawings, network diagrams, site documentation, and as-built documentation.
• Experience performing hardware reliability, failure, MTBF, and MTTR analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical activities and direct the work of other engineers on projects.
• Strong understanding of hardware architecture, system integration, performance, reliability, availability, and maintainability.
• Experience working in highly secure, mission-critical, or classified environments.
• Ability to develop and interpret technical specifications, engineering documentation, diagrams, and procedures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership skills.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, integrate, configure, test, and sustain enterprise hardware supporting mission-critical operations.
• Conduct site surveys to assess physical infrastructure, equipment, connectivity, environmental conditions, and operational requirements.
• Assess and document existing network and hardware configurations, site-unique requirements, dependencies, limitations, and infrastructure conditions.
• Develop and maintain site drawings, engineering diagrams, network documentation, and as-built documentation for each supported site.
• Evaluate compute, storage, server, network, and data center hardware for performance, reliability, security, and mission suitability.
• Analyze complex hardware and infrastructure problems and develop solutions that improve reliability, availability, and maintainability.
• Lead hardware integration, technology refresh, modernization, deployment, and transition activities.
• Conduct MTBF and MTTR analysis to identify reliability trends, recurring failures, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support data center and site infrastructure activities, including equipment installation, rack configuration, cabling, power, environmental requirements, and system testing.
• Perform hardware lifecycle management, including technology evaluation, configuration, maintenance, refresh, replacement, and disposition.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, technical specifications, configuration standards, procedures, and site documentation.
• Conduct hardware testing, validation, performance assessments, failure analysis, and operational readiness assessments.
• Identify hardware risks, obsolescence, single points of failure, and opportunities to improve system resiliency.
• Provide senior-level technical guidance and Tier 3 troubleshooting for complex hardware and infrastructure issues.
• Direct and coordinate the technical work of other hardware engineers assigned to projects, ensuring engineering activities, deliverables, schedules, and technical standards are met.
• Train and mentor hardware engineers, technicians, and site personnel on hardware systems, configurations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with systems, network, cybersecurity, operations, and other engineering teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that support evolving mission requirements.
• Support engineering reviews, technical assessments, site deployments, system upgrades, and operational transitions.
• Ensure hardware solutions comply with applicable security, configuration management, engineering, and mission requirements.
• Serve as a senior technical authority for hardware projects from initial assessment and design through deployment, acceptance, and sustainment.

Skills

Hardware engineering

System integration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Site surveys

Technical leadership

Secure environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree

25+ years experience in lieu of degree

Job description

COMSO, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Engineer III to provide senior-level engineering on complex hardware and network infrastructure supporting sensitive operations.

You will lead assessment, integration, deployment, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and sustainment across distributed, highly secure environments, mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with cross-functional teams.