Hardware Engineer (BW-1)

Job Description

Legato, LLC recruiters () would love to speak with you regarding the following position: Hardware Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

About the Role:

The Hardware Engineer provides 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.

What You Will Do:

The candidate will 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 Our minimum requirements for this role:

Understanding of the basics of FPGA or ASIC technologies.

Seven (7) years’ experience in hardware engineering for SIGINT solutions

A bachelor’s degree in a related field. Five (5) years of experience may be substituted for the degree, for a total of twelve (12) years of experience. About Your New Company

Legato, LLC is a dynamic small business headquartered in Columbia, near Ft. Meade, MD. Our positions include Cyber, Software, Systems, Networking, Data Science and other complex engineering capabilities. We set ourselves apart by having employees in the top of their field and who enjoy working at Legato for its attention to its employees, aggressive compensation, and benefits package and upward mobility possibilities.

Legato LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.