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Leidos Senior Hardware Engineer in Columbia, Maryland
Description
Looking for a rewarding career challenge?
Unleash your potential at Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. With Leidos, you will enjoy competitive benefits such as four or more weeks of Paid Time Off, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Unlimited Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and more!
Leidos is thrilled to announce our recent win of a large contract providing technical, engineering and system administration services in support of an exciting and interesting customer mission. Your role and candidacy are very important to us. We're eager to connect with you regarding transitioning to Leidos!
Some of the attractive perks Leidos is offering includes a special incumbent benefit package that offers enhanced PTO, Disability Sick Leave and 401k vesting.
The Leidos National Security Sector has a career opportunity for a Hardware Engineer in Columbia, MD.
Job Summary
Provide hardware engineering expertise to analyze complex hardware systems, hardware design, architecture, network design and other technical hardware issues. Procure and perform acceptance testing on equipment. Provide hardware maintenance support, both preventative and remedial. Deploy, install, and implement hardware at Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS). Prepares specifications for hardware by analyzing documented and derived system requirements. Conduct site surveys. Prepares engineering plans and site Technical Design Packages. Organize and direct hardware installations. Configure (and document configuration of) computers, networking devices and various peripheral equipment. Prepare site installation and test reports. Ensure that problems have been properly identified and solutions will satisfy the user’s requirements. Prepare reports and recommendations concerning existing and emerging hardware technologies. Provide specific input to the hardware components of system design to include end-user devices, servers, networking devices, data storage devices, and specialized processors.
Primary Responsibilities:
Design complex systems that integrate with other hardware and GOTS/COTS software component
Provides analysis of alternatives
Provide recommendations for hardware acquisitions
Prepare functional requirements and specifications for hardware acquisitions
Analyze hardware specifications and system/subsystem requirements to conceive and document a practical design for hardware components to include servers, network devices, transmission media, storage devices, user interface devices, and special processors
Ensure that problems with operational hardware have been properly identified and solutions will satisfy the user’s requirements
Assist with preparing installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides
Conduct site surveys; assesses and documents current site network configuration and site-unique requirements
Develop hardware installation schedules based upon set-up, integration, and test timelines
Train site personnel in proper use of hardware
Recommend specifications for hardware acquisitions
Prepare engineering plans and site installation Technical Design Packages
Prepare drawings documenting as-built configurations at each site
Prepare site installation and test reports
Configure computers, communications devices and peripheral equipment
Prepare installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides
Organize and directs hardware installations across multiple sites
Design and verify test harnesses/simulated interfaces for all test and integration phases
Analyze and recommend hardware specifications for project-unique or modified commercial hardware
Assist with building simulations of proposed systems and provides hardware throughput analyses to system engineers
Prepare Mean-Time-Between-Failure and Mean-Time-To-Repair analyses
Analyze operational data to identify choke points, failure modes, and other data for design or maintainability improvements
Security Clearance requirement:
- Must possess active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance to be considered for this role.
Qualifications:
Fourteen (14) years’ experience as a Hardware Engineer is analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Five (5) years of additional hardware engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
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Original Posting Date:
2024-10-09
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
REQNUMBER: R-00145803
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.