Senior Power Infrastructure Engineer – Cyber-Resilient Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Additional insurances

Job summary

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC is seeking a Power Infrastructure Engineer to support a US Government program near the McLean area. You will join a multidisciplinary team and ensure power infrastructure components meet deployment requirements, while identifying innovative solutions to technical challenges.

The role emphasizes experience in electrical design, reverse engineering, and vulnerability assessment, with frequent customer briefings and documentation.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise on electronic equipment and components
• Communicate complex 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 information from client to identify vulnerabilities in power and control systems
• Collaborate with internal customers on defining research requirements and strategic mission objectives
• Identify/eliminate system vulnerabilities
• Review external contractor/vendor 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 QA inspections, and assess test data
• Support Customer Review Board
• Anomaly resolution
• Background in critical infrastructure, power systems, and technical security measures
• Robust experience conducting hardware evaluations and reverse engineering
• Experience briefing technical information to a non-technical audience and producing clear documentation
• CONUS travel to government contractor facilities (one week per month)
• OCONUS travel (average 1-2x per year)
• Support installation and deployment opportunities

Skills

Electrical component design

System operations

Reverse engineering

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

TS/SCI with Poly

Communication skills

Team oriented

Configuration management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics

Master's degree

Job description

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC is seeking a Power Infrastructure Engineer to support a US Government program near the McLean area. You will join a multidisciplinary team and ensure power infrastructure components meet deployment requirements, while identifying innovative solutions to technical challenges.

The role emphasizes experience in electrical design, reverse engineering, and vulnerability assessment, with frequent customer briefings and documentation.