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Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Job Description:

The Hardware Engineer provides hardware engineering expertise to analyze complex hardware systems, hardware design, architecture, network design and other technical hardware issues.

Role Type

This position is an onsite role.

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a similar degree and a minimum five (5) years of experience analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions.

Ability to:

- analyzes 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.

- prepares functional requirements and specifications for hardware acquisitions

- ensures that problems with operational hardware have been properly identified and solutions will satisfy the user's requirements

- assists with preparing installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides

- organizes and directs hardware installations across multiple sites

- analyzes and recommends hardware specifications for project-unique or modified commercial hardware

- assists with building simulations of proposed systems and provided hardware throughput analyses to system engineers

- designs and verifies test harnesses/simulated interfaces for all test and integration phases

- prepares mean-time-between-failure and mean-time to-repair analyses

- analyzes operational data to identify choke points, failure modes, and other data for design or maintainability improvements.

**Position requires active Top Secret Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph.** U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

_At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients._

_Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team._

_Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 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, age or any other federally protected class._