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CACI International Hardware Design Engineer (HDE) - TS/SCI with Poly in Fort Meade, Maryland
Hardware Design Engineer (HDE) - TS/SCI with Poly
Job Category: Engineering
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
Type of Travel: Local
CACI’s Cyber Group is looking for Hardware Design Engineer's (HDE) to join our growing team in Fort Meade, Maryland. We are currently looking for mid to senior levels. As a Hardware Design Engineer (HDE) you will design and test new integrated circuits and hardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research. You will also design, document, and develop 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. It will be a great oppuntity for you to analyze the function of existing integrated circuits and hardware components for the purpose of reverse engineering the hardware and firmware. You will also have the chance to conduct the necessary hardware engineering and related functions to modify and adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet special Government needs and contingencies.
What You’ll Get to Do:
By applying for this requisition, you will get to support the U.S. government in their cryptology mission that encompasses both signals intelligence (SIGINT) insights and cybersecurity products and services and enables computer network operations to gain a decisive advantage for the nation and our allies. You will become part of a diverse team of professionals working to prevent foreign adversaries from gaining access to classified national security information, support our military members with critical information, and protect our cybersecurity infrastructure and communication systems.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
- TS/SCI with Poly
Level 2 Qualifications:
- 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.
Level 3 Qualifications:
- Twelve (12) 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.
Desired skills:
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
Direct and check the work of other hardware design engineers
Act as internal consultant providing technical guidance on most complex projects
Develop novel procedures for reverse engineering of new component types
Oversee the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures
What We Can Offer You:
We’ve been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation’s highest priorities.
For over 60 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.
This position description is not an active opening but is representative of positions within CACI that are consistently available. Individuals who apply may also be considered for other positions at CACI.
Company Overview: At CACI, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact by providing information solutions and services in support of national security missions and government transformation for Intelligence, Defense, and Federal Civilian customers. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
As a federal contractor, CACI is subject to any federal vaccine mandates or other customer vaccination requirements. All new hires are required to report their vaccination status.