Hardware Engineer

At BlueHalo an AV company, we don't just witness the future of national security - we create it. We're on the search for a Hardware Engineer to embark on challenging, mission-critical projects at Fort Meade, MD directly impacting the nation's security and intelligence mission. In our team of problem solvers, innovators, technologists, and operators, you'll be at the forefront of driving meaningful change and making an enduring impact.

The Hardware Engineer 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.

You'd like to do this:

• 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 into Government's computer aided design environment, documents the use of those tools and libraries, and Assist other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks.
• Lead the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products.
• Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers.
• Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures and develops improved procedures.

You're required to have this:

• Seven (7) years experience as a HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering of the same is required. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.

Salary Range: $125,000 - $150,000

The BlueHalo, an AV company, pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees' total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development/training reimbursements, and other work/life programs.