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Job Description
Description
Knight Federal Solutions is a Small Business headquartered within Research Park in
Orlando, FL with several teams across the United States.
With nearly a decade of experience providing support services to the DoD and the
Intelligence Community, we understand that to succeed you must be agile, pro-active,
and cost effective all while maintaining your integrity. Our corporate governance
processes are mature, industry tested, and strategically formulated for adaptability to
our customer's environment. This streamlined approach allows our team to
expeditiously participate and perform to the highest degree without bureaucratic barriers
that can impede prompt service and decrease performance value.
We are a mission driven, cost effective solutions provider dedicated to helping our
partners and customers achieve their desired results. In working with Knight Federal,
you can count on having a responsive, mission focused and ethical partner that will
never cut corners or lack effort. We treat every customer as our most important and the
only thing more valuable to us is our employees, as we firmly believe that they are the
core of our success.
Job Description: Hardware Engineer
Location: Newport, RI
Background: CAT5e, CAT6e, CAT7e, Fiber Optic, Cabling
Key Skills (Required)
• Bachelor's degree in a Computer or IT field and 2+ years' experience; or a
High School Diploma / Equivalent and 6 years' related experience may be
accepted in lieu of degree
• Skills to support building and troubleshooting computer systems consisting of
rack mounted Intel processors, Cisco networking and KVM equipment.
• Mechanical assembly skills for building IT racks and training equipment
• Ability to produce or read/interpret technical drawings and system support
documentation.
• Knowledge of interfaces, including Ethernet 1G/10G wiring (CAT5e, CAT6,
CAT7, fiber) and serial cabling, and the skills to build, test and troubleshoot
cabling.
• Ability to use test equipment, such as network testers and multi-meters, to verify
continuity.
Responsibilities:
• Design and build rack-based IT systems for simulation training systems to ensure
safety, stability, ease of repair, reliability and durability.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot complex IT systems.
• Build and install system interconnect cabling for communications, audio,
networking and serial interfaces.
• Configure IT hardware, such as network switches, Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM)
/ PCoIP, Audio over IP (AoIP) devices, etc., and develop or markup system
configuration procedures.
• Utilize an in-house web-based content management system to integrate full
hardware documentation and procedures into Interactive Electronic Technical
Manuals (IETM) packages for trainer delivery.
• Provide integrated logistics support (ILS) and inventory tracking in preparation for
and during site installations.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems
Travel Requirements:
Participate in system equipment installations (10-20% travel)
Shift
• Dayshift
Clearance Level
Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other protected classification.
Knight Federal Solutions is a Small Business headquartered within Research Park in
Orlando, FL with several teams across the United States.
With nearly a decade of experience providing support services to the DoD and the
Intelligence Community, we understand that to succeed you must be agile, pro-active,
and cost effective all while maintaining your integrity. Our corporate governance
processes are mature, industry tested, and strategically formulated for adaptability to
our customer's environment. This streamlined approach allows our team to
expeditiously participate and perform to the highest degree without bureaucratic barriers
that can impede prompt service and decrease performance value.
We are a mission driven, cost effective solutions provider dedicated to helping our
partners and customers achieve their desired results. In working with Knight Federal,
you can count on having a responsive, mission focused and ethical partner that will
never cut corners or lack effort. We treat every customer as our most important and the
only thing more valuable to us is our employees, as we firmly believe that they are the
core of our success.
Job Description: Hardware Engineer
Location: Newport, RI
Background: CAT5e, CAT6e, CAT7e, Fiber Optic, Cabling
Key Skills (Required)
• Bachelor's degree in a Computer or IT field and 2+ years' experience; or a
High School Diploma / Equivalent and 6 years' related experience may be
accepted in lieu of degree
• Skills to support building and troubleshooting computer systems consisting of
rack mounted Intel processors, Cisco networking and KVM equipment.
• Mechanical assembly skills for building IT racks and training equipment
• Ability to produce or read/interpret technical drawings and system support
documentation.
• Knowledge of interfaces, including Ethernet 1G/10G wiring (CAT5e, CAT6,
CAT7, fiber) and serial cabling, and the skills to build, test and troubleshoot
cabling.
• Ability to use test equipment, such as network testers and multi-meters, to verify
continuity.
Responsibilities:
• Design and build rack-based IT systems for simulation training systems to ensure
safety, stability, ease of repair, reliability and durability.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot complex IT systems.
• Build and install system interconnect cabling for communications, audio,
networking and serial interfaces.
• Configure IT hardware, such as network switches, Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM)
/ PCoIP, Audio over IP (AoIP) devices, etc., and develop or markup system
configuration procedures.
• Utilize an in-house web-based content management system to integrate full
hardware documentation and procedures into Interactive Electronic Technical
Manuals (IETM) packages for trainer delivery.
• Provide integrated logistics support (ILS) and inventory tracking in preparation for
and during site installations.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
• Proficiency in AutoCAD
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems
Travel Requirements:
Participate in system equipment installations (10-20% travel)
Shift
• Dayshift
Clearance Level
Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other protected classification.
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