Hardware Engineer

Hardware Engineer

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, OR equivalent work experience
• 2 years of related hardware engineering experience
• 1-3 years’ experience working within Technical Control and/or SCIF environment
• Experience designing and developing information processing hardware, computer systems, and electrical components
• Full-time onsite at the Pentagon – Arlington VA.

Responsibilities

• Detect, report, troubleshoot and repair to Pentagon Transport layer circuits in a 24/7 facility.
• Perform Operations & Maintenance responsibilities for complex Command and Control Networks.
• Work independently to troubleshoot and isolate complex network outages to minimize customer downtime.
• Develop and present modified engineering schematics to reflect current and proposed Network & Circuit design changes.
• Provision and re-route Command and Control Traffic to meet the needs of VIP & Flag Officer customer base.
• Perform Tier III level repair of communications equipment down to the card and port level.
• Perform administrative duties for Type-1 Encryption management network. To include Device firmware & software upgrades.
• Utilization of monitoring tools to provide both reactive and proactive support for the clients’ network and systems infrastructure.
• Provide hardware, computer systems, and electrical components support and operations in classified networks.
• Application of industry accepted standards and best practices related to Information Management Operations and with ITSM best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Military Technical Control Experience
• Experience operating and maintain fill devices including DTDs, SKLs, KYK-13s, KYK-15s, KOI-18s.
• Experience operate and maintain encryption devices such as KIV-7/7Ms, Fastlanes, Taclanes, Key Generators, and STE equipment.
• Demonstrated experience in a DOD Information Technology environment.
• Knowledge and experience in digital and analogue circuit design and implementation.
• Experience in the analysis testing and troubleshooting TDM & TDMoIP circuits.
• Knowledge of IP and optical network operation.
• Must be knowledgeable of equipment to include transport systems (DWDM, SONET, TDMoIP and TDM), timing and sync, circuit test and analysis, electrical/physical interfaces, crypto, and circuit signaling.
• Must be knowledgeable of Promina/NX-1000 operation, provisioning, and installation.