Mantech

Mantech seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Hardware Engineer to join our team in the Ft. Meade, MD area.
Join a new and exciting opportunity to support national security by delivering mission-focused IT services for a dynamic and expanding program. In this role, you will help implement, troubleshoot, and maintain IT systems while managing related infrastructure and ensuring operational integrity.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Travel 10%–20% CONUS/OCONUS as needed to rack and stack hardware, interpret a CRL, and cable racks based on technical documentation

• Troubleshoot hardware issues and coordinate with multiple organizations while on TDY assignments

• Manage hardware-related ServiceNow and NLYTE tickets, ensuring customer updates and timely resolution

• Plan and oversee all phases of hardware projects, including scheduling, budgeting, and maturing technical performance parameters

• Conduct engineering reviews of deployment packages submitted by customers to identify and resolve inconsistencies

• Work closely with the systems engineering team to develop and validate hardware drawing packages

• Complete documentation to obtain approvals for shipping equipment to pre-staging areas and keep stakeholders informed (e.g., MDATs, TOEs)

• Perform immediate changes, maintenance, sustainment, and replacement of failed hardware (Break/Fix support)

• Develop schedules and logistical strategies for managing hardware across the program

• Organize and lead hardware installations across multiple operational sites

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates will bring a deep understanding of hardware systems and experience with SIGINT solutions:

• Twenty (20) years of experience as a Hardware Engineer analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT applications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university

• Five (5) additional years of hardware engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

The following tools and platforms are preferred but not required:

• Experience using NLYTE

• Familiarity with JIRA

• Proficiency in ServiceNow

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 70% of the time

• Occasionally move within the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or communicate with co-workers, management, and customers via email, phone, or virtual meetings, which may include delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.