What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Hardware Engineer position at Waypoint Human Capital?
Position Type: Full-time
Position Location: Onsite
Clearance Required: Active Secret
Waypoint’s client is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to support complex hardware systems for mission-critical operations on the Eastern and Western Ranges. This role involves designing, developing, and integrating advanced range support hardware, leading subsystem working groups, supporting multi-level testing, and providing technical leadership across engineering efforts. The ideal candidate will have experience in systems integration, hardware troubleshooting, and configuration management, along with strong analytical and leadership skills. A background in radar, optics, or instrumentation systems is highly desired.
Responsibilities:
*Waypoint Human Capital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Position Location: Onsite
Clearance Required: Active Secret
Waypoint’s client is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to support complex hardware systems for mission-critical operations on the Eastern and Western Ranges. This role involves designing, developing, and integrating advanced range support hardware, leading subsystem working groups, supporting multi-level testing, and providing technical leadership across engineering efforts. The ideal candidate will have experience in systems integration, hardware troubleshooting, and configuration management, along with strong analytical and leadership skills. A background in radar, optics, or instrumentation systems is highly desired.
Responsibilities:
- Designs, develops, modifies, evaluates and implements new and existing hardware systems.
- Supports the lead engineer with the technical aspects of a project and the supporting multi-disciplined project team.
- Supports Systems Engineering for both the Eastern and Western Ranges in a Subsystem Lead capacity in support of both subsystems; includes leading and conducting Subsystem Working Group (SSWG) meetings, as needed, to ensure subsystem needs and deficiencies are being addressed and that a resolution/way ahead plan is in place.
- Research, designs, develops, modifies, and implements highly complex, new and/or existing capabilities for Range support hardware systems. Assists with the development of complex systems modeling, simulation, and analysis to provide the most appropriate technical solution
- Supports complex Level 1, 2, and 3 testing to qualify hardware systems for Range operations
- Plans, conducts, and assists in the execution of projects
- Develops, recommends, and implements design approaches for products and/or processes
- Coordinates the efforts of technical support personnel for assigned projects
- Analyzes, develops, recommends and implements approaches to meet Range requirements
- Reviews literature, patents and current practices to support business requirements and/or new industry technology
- Prepare reports regarding new technology to communicate to appropriate personnel
- Evaluates component suppliers and vendor capabilities. Acts as liaison with approved vendors/suppliers to maintain product/process availability and working relationship
- Serves as an interface for project information to internal management and the customers.
- Develops an understanding of Range radars, to include transmitters, receivers, antennas and control systems.
- Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel
- Assists Depot with problematic repairs of Line Replaceable Units (LRU’s)
- Provides expertise to level 2 requests for engineering assistance to restore operational systems
- Identify, document, and prioritize Radar and Optics subsystem needs/deficiencies/inefficiencies in support of both the Eastern and Western Ranges
- Support the development of Return on Investment (ROI) data in support of identified needs/deficiencies/inefficiencies
- Support the development of risk statements
- Provide systems engineering oversight and leadership for products and/or processes including the identification and review of changes to the Configuration Item (CI) Tree
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other technical degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics
- Five (5) or more years of related engineering experience
- Experience working with Windows based computer systems and components and Office tool suite
- Experience providing inputs to complex project proposals within defined time constraints involving multi-disciplined teams
- Fundamental knowledge of hardware systems integration and testing.
- Fundamental knowledge of engineering lifecycle and systems engineering processes
- General knowledge of instrumentation systems troubleshooting.
- Proficient in use of specialized test equipment including but not limited to VOMs, spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes.
- Fundamental knowledge in technical writing for development of technical reports (White Papers) and other technical support documentation.
- Familiarization with computer systems including single board (SBCs), servers, and workstations.
- Familiarization with the Linux and Windows Operating systems
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
- Valid U.S. Driver’s License required
- Ability to effectively communicate technical issues verbally and through written media such as graphical slides and verbal presentations to contract management and customers.
- Ability to read and understand wire diagrams, schematics and mechanical drawings
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills to balance, plan, prioritize, and execute projects
- Strong leadership and conflict management skills
- Good human relations and interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external support personnel and provide guidance to less experienced engineers.
*Waypoint Human Capital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Salary : $115,000 - $125,000