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SYSTEM ENGINEER – Hardware Modeling and Diagnostics- 20+ yrs of Experience TSSCI wPoly clearance is required- HPC


Job Location:

Annapolis, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: K 221 - 239
Experience Required: 6-10years
Posted: 29 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 26 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

System Engineer - Hardware Modeling and Diagnostics - 20 yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Clearance

Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a System Engineer who can support complex system design integration monitoring and diagnostics by applying deep understanding of both physical and logical system architectures. This role analyzes user requirements and high-level operational concepts to derive system requirements leads design and development activities and provides technical leadership across the system life cycle. The Systems Engineer also leverages hardware modeling and diagnostics (HMD) monitoring tools to triage issues efficiently and collaborates with developers and analysts to enhance monitoring capabilities.

Location: Annapolis Junction MD

Travel Required: No

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI

Polygraph: Required (Must be less than 5 years old)


Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 221K to 239K (annualized USD).


Salary is determined by various factors including but not limited to location the individuals particular combination of education knowledge skills competencies and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.


Capabilities

Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the systems end-to-end physical and logical architecture to effectively apply hardware modeling and diagnostics (HMD) monitoring tools.
Leverage HMD monitoring tools to identify narrow and triage system issues directing detailed problems to the appropriate diagnosticians or vendors for resolution.
Develop deep expertise in the HMD product and monitoring architecture to identify gaps inefficiencies and opportunities to enhance diagnostic effectiveness.
Collaborate with developers analysts and monitoring tool owners to propose design and implement improvements to monitoring solutions increasing system reliability and operational visibility.
Analyze system logs metrics and telemetryprimarily using Splunkto determine root causes understand system behavior and identify anomalous conditions.
Interpret hardware and system performance data including graphs and trends to diagnose system behavior and inform troubleshooting activities.
Guide the development of Splunk dashboards health indicators and diagnostic scripts to monitor critical data flows system performance and failure signatures.
Review and evaluate relevant technical documentation; ask clarifying questions and build expertise in hardware design to support accurate and timely system diagnosis.
Provide recommendations for testing strategies and develop documentation of issue signatures to enable and accelerate diagnostics development.
Collaborate closely with diagnosis teams and external vendors to troubleshoot complex hardware and system-level issues.
Track issues through resolution using JIRA validate fixes and confirm that corrective actions resolve the underlying problems.


Requirements


Required Skills

Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following technical domains with a strong willingness and aptitude to expand expertise as required: System Architecture and Design Power Systems Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Cooling Infrastructure Signal Integrity and System Reliability.
Proven experience in system health monitoring diagnostics and operational support for complex hardware and integrated systems.
Ability to read interpret and analyze detailed hardware documentation including specifications data sheets schematics and design artifacts. Strong analytical and troubleshooting mindset with a natural curiosity and willingness to ask probing questions to identify root causes and systemic issues.
Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage vendors and internal stakeholders to extract detailed technical information related to system design performance and anomalies.
Experience with or demonstrated ability to quickly learn system monitoring and diagnostics tools including but not limited to Chiplink Splunk Ipsci and iostat.
Self-motivated and capable of completing complex technical tasks with minimal supervision while managing priorities effectively.
Ability to clearly convey technical findings risks and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences through written documentation and oral briefings.
Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams including engineering diagnostics operations and vendor partners.
Comfortable learning and adapting to new tools technologies and processes as mission and system needs evolve.

Qualifications

Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope type and complexity is required. Bachelors degree in Math Science Engineering Statistics Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Twenty four (24) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree.




Benefits


CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

  • Three available medical plans2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
  • Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25000
  • CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program

Dental Plan

  • Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

  • Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan

10% contribution paid by the company automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance AD&D Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

20 Paid Time Off Days

6 Federal Holidays

5 Floating Holidays

Bonuses

Based on performance and billable hours

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factor.





Required Skills:

Required Skills Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept Development Production Utilization Support and Retirement. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems issues or conflicts. Communicates with other program personnel government overseers and senior executives. Responsibility for the technical integrity quality and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288: Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition Requirements Analysis Architectural Design Implementation Integration Verification Transition Validation Operation Maintenance and Disposal; Project Process Area - Project Planning Project Assessment and Control Decision Management Risk Management Configuration Management Information Management and Measurement; Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management Infrastructure Management Lifecycle Model Management Human Resource Management and Quality Management; Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply. A Bachelors degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus six (6) years of systems engineering experience OR A High School Diploma or GED plus ten (10) years of general system engineering experience (any Process Area). OR A Masters degree in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field (See Note 1) or a related discipline (See Note 2) from an accredited college or university plus four (4) years of systems engineering experience. Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics Biomedical Chemical Civil Computer Electrical Environmental Mechanical Nuclear Software Systems and Engineering Management. Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry Computer Science Information Systems Mathematics and Physics