Hardware Engineer
Location: Aurora, CO.
Required Clearance: Top Secret/SC with CI Poly
Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees—we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k.
U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.
Job Description:
ITEC is seeking a RF Engineer/Systems Engineer/Hardware Engineer to provide engineering analysis, baseline management, operations and maintenance, system enhancement, and integration support. This position will be with the engineering team and responsible for ensuring successful operation, maintenance, and sustainment of the hardware associated with a complex high priority operational communications system.
This is a small engineering team, and we are looking for an individual who enjoys a challenge and is willing to learn and grow within a multi-disciplined contract.
Job Responsibilities:
- Establishing requirements for new system hardware enhancements, supporting efforts for new capabilities, and development and refinement of operational/engineering processes and procedures.
- Within the small 20-person team, the Systems Engineer/Hardware Engineer will be expected to have the technical skills to troubleshoot, document, and resolve system outages and other issues that may be encountered during operation of the system.
- Collection of diagnostic data, accurately documenting problems in logging and discrepancy reporting tools, restoring system operation, development of workarounds, and other activities necessary for recovery of the system.
- Provide support to include storage, retrieval, and manipulation of data for analysis and troubleshooting of system capabilities and requirements.
- Utilize analytic devices such as spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for troubleshooting.
- Monitor functioning of equipment and make necessary modifications to ensure the system operates in conformance with specifications.
- Support the generation of concept of operations (CONOP) and provide recommendations for system architecture.
Required Skills:
- Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
- Must be able to support occasional travel (both CONUS and OCONUS). Must be able to support emergency repair trips with little or no advanced notice.
- Must be able to provide occasional after-hour call-in support.
- Must be able to work at heights and successfully complete safety requirements for antenna/tower training.
- Prior experience supporting Operations and Maintenance (O&M) ground systems engineering activities for a satellite communications system.
- Experience generating, analyzing, tracking, and managing requirements.
- Experience with systems engineering developing and maintaining schematics, analysis, block diagrams, system Bill of Materials (BOMs), and design review packages.
Desired Skills:
- Influence design performance & cost trade-off studies for proposed engineering changes.
- Contribute effectively on design teams and provide technical insight to the team members.
- Apply previous knowledge and experience to provide recommendations for development of new operational concepts, architecture, and to increase efficiencies within the existing system.
- Support design performance & cost trade-off studies for proposed engineering changes.
- Proficient use of Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes.
- Experience working with vendors for the timely repair and tracking of critical operational hardware.
- Experience upgrading hardware supported by Windows and Linux based systems.
- Previous experience working with systems supported by Linux operating systems.
- Highly articulate with strong written and verbal communications skills.
- Technical ability to identify and document system related capability enhancements through generation and submittal of White Papers and other submittals.
ITEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ManpowerGroup Public Sector.
