Senior Hardware Infrastructure Engineer

Position Title:Senior Hardware Infrastructure Engineer GSE (Ground Support Equipment)
Requisition ID:1785
Position Location:Sterling Virginia
Position Reports To:Manager Space Electronic Systems
Supervises Others:No

At Trident Systems we believe that strong engineering principles are fundamental to driving innovation and solving complex problems. We promote a culture characterized by rigorous engineering practices and a commitment to continuous improvement. This is achieved by leveraging our organizations collective expertise through collaborative development processes which include thorough design and peer reviews. We can deliver innovative high-performance solutions that meet our customers evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in aerospace electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD Intelligence Community and Civil space customers. We develop complex radiation effects mitigated designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Position Summary

The Senior Hardware Infrastructure Engineer GSE owns the design build deployment and sustainment of ground support hardware infrastructure used to support development validation troubleshooting and production support of complex aerospace electronics and power systems. This role is highly hands-on and spans rack-level hardware architecture instrumentation integration power distribution harness and cable development fixture design configuration control and cross-disciplinary debugging.

The ideal candidate is a practical systems builder who can take concepts from blank-sheet architecture through deployed operational hardware and support engineering teams in diagnosing complex system-level issues.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design build and deploy ground support equipment (GSE) infrastructure including equipment racks bench systems fixtures breakout hardware adapter panels and support hardware.
• Develop rack-level hardware architectures including instrumentation layout power distribution cable management grounding thermal considerations and serviceability.
• Design fabricate document and maintain custom cable harnesses interconnect assemblies and hardware interface solutions.
• Integrate laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes DAQs DMMs programmable power supplies electronic loads switching systems network hardware and specialized test equipment.
• Support development validation and troubleshooting of aerospace electronics including embedded computer systems FPGA-based hardware digital interfaces and power electronics.
• Troubleshoot issues spanning wiring grounding signal integrity instrumentation behavior power distribution mechanical fit-up connectorization and hardware integration.
• Develop reusable hardware infrastructure that supports scalable engineering validation production support and automated engineering workflows.
• Own bills of material (BOMs) rack documentation wiring diagrams interface documentation inventory tracking calibration readiness and hardware configuration control.
• Assist in selecting COTS instrumentation electrical hardware interconnect components and mechanical hardware to support engineering and production needs.
• Partner with electrical embedded software FPGA systems and automation engineering teams to support efficient development and debugging workflows.
• Maintain safe lab practices including ESD controls wiring discipline grounding practices and safe operation of powered systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 6 years of related experience (OR 4 years of experience with a Masters degree OR 10 years in lieu of a degree)
• Experience designing building or maintaining complex hardware infrastructure GSE lab systems automated equipment industrial systems or similar engineering hardware environments.
• Hands-on experience with equipment racks harnessing wiring instrumentation integration and hardware assembly.
• Experience with laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes DAQs DMMs programmable power supplies loads and switching systems.
• Experience developing technical documentation including BOMs wiring documentation interface definitions inventory records or configuration-controlled hardware documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across electrical mechanical and hardware integration domains.
• Familiarity with embedded electronics hardware interfaces serial communications and practical debug methodologies.
• Ability to independently own hardware projects from concept through deployment.
• Strong organizational communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering.
• Experience in aerospace defense or other high-reliability engineering environments.
• Experience supporting aerospace electronics FPGA-based systems embedded hardware power electronics or similar complex technical hardware.
• Experience with industrial automation robotics control systems or electro-mechanical system development.
• Familiarity with custom fixture development rapid prototyping or mechanical integration activities.
• Experience with CAD tools for rack layouts harness design fixture development or mechanical packaging.
• Familiarity with Python-based automation instrument control or automation-ready hardware environments.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC grounding practices ESD protection and high-reliability hardware design considerations.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D accident critical illness hospital and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA FSA and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including company match)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental maternity and military)
• Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Trident Solutions is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process please contact.

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