Senior Hardware Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Hardware Engineer

• Clearance: Active Top Secret (ability to obtain TS/SCI)

• Ops requirement: Must support 24x7 operations

Description

Conducts or participates in research, design, development, and testing of COTS or custom computing hardware and/or other electrical components. Develops hardware installation designs and plans/coordinates project documentation to meet contract requirements. Also provides real-time operational support and maintenance for ground and space computer systems in a Linux environment, including troubleshooting and documentation of software and hardware failures.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time operational support for ground and space software and equipment

• Support maintenance for large Linux-based computer systems, including switching and network communication circuits

• Identify system problems, troubleshoot, correct, and document software and hardware failures

• Support daily configuration management during operations and system upgrades/modifications

• Ensure inter-system capabilities with multiple remote ground stations, including satellite control network

• Provide limited database system administration

• Provide operations subject matter expertise to technical working groups

• Participate in ground and space anomaly resolution working groups

• Analyze and validate system performance; thoroughly document deficiencies

• Recommend and guide ground and satellite operators during failures and recovery

• Monitor and recover, if necessary, software and database synchronization between primary and backup operations centers

• Collaborate with internal/external engineering operations teams and troubleshoot anomalies during customer data outages

Requirements

• Active Top Secret security clearance (ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance)

• General knowledge/experience in Linux

• Redhat experience

• Must be able to support 24x7 operations environment

• Security+ certification

• System troubleshooting skills

• Strong interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to work as a member of a team in a dynamic environment

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)

• 401(k) match

• Paid time off, Holidays

• Parental Leave, EAP

• Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance

• Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered