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Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. We are seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to join our team of passionate individuals. In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the nation’s security and intelligence mission.

Responsibilities:

Designs and tests new integrated circuits and hardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research. Designs, documents, and develops code (to include firmware) for digital signal processors or other programmable hardware devices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware. Analyzes the function of existing integrated circuits and hardware components for the purpose of reverse engineering the hardware and firmware. Conducts the necessary hardware engineering and related functions to modify and adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet special Government needs and contingencies.

Candidate should have a basic understanding of VSAT design and field integration, be able to conduct remote site surveys, and perform RF interference detection/migration practices while working closely with customer and site personnel to maintain current hardware and provide refresh/new deployment support.

Required Experience:

+ RF Spectrum

+ RF Test, Management, Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE)

+ Systematic troubleshooting processes

+ Read and understand wiring diagrams

+ Read and understand Technical Manuals

+ Fiber optical installation, troubleshooting, and repair

+ RF Communications Systems (Antenna Apertures, Antenna Servo Systems, RF Feed Assembly, Low noise Amplifiers, Frequency converters, Antenna control units)

Requirements:

+ Assist with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products.

+ Communicate with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion.

+ Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, able to be manufactured, and reliable.

+ Apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs.

+ Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows.

+ Assist with de-processing electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures.

+ Design new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products.

+ Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers’ P&R design challenges.

+ Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures.

+ Integrate new P&R tools. P&R tool updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries, and assist other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks.

Clearance Required:

+ Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Minimum Education:

+ A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.

Minimum Years of Experience:

+ Three (3) years experience as a HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering of the same is required. Five (5) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

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Pay Transparency Verbiage

Amentum’s health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Eligible employees and their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, and, if eligible, a deferred compensation plan and Executive Deferral Plan. Employees will also receive 17 days of vacation per year, seven paid holidays, plus floating holidays and caregiver leave. Hired applicants will be able to purchase company stock and have the opportunity to receive a performance discretionary bonus.

The base salary range for this position is $103,000 to $123,000. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.