Hardware Analysis & Design Engineer - Entry to Mid Level (Maryland)

Summary

NSA is seeking professionals to design, develop, construct, evaluate, and analyze electronic hardware and software processing components to solve emerging challenges. By applying your science and engineering skills, you will make a significant contribution to protecting the nation.

Duties

• With the ever-accelerating technological advances and growing system complexity, NSA needs Hardware Analysis & Design Engineers to design, develop, construct, analyze and evaluate electronic hardware and software processing components. These components are typically subsystems of communication, collection, processing or analysis systems. Hardware Analysis & Design Engineers utilize electrical, computer, mechanical, and materials engineering knowledge and skills to design, assemble, test, analyze and reverse engineer electronics hardware in support of the NSA mission. Hardware Analysis & Design Engineers are hired into positions supporting a broad range of specialized skills including Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Communications/Telecommunications Engineering, and Applied Mathematics. The responsibilities of a Hardware Analysis & Design Engineer may include: - Designing, developing, constructing, testing, and evaluating electronic circuitry, computer-related equipment, and microelectronic components (including FPGAs, ASICs, PCBs, and Microcontrollers). - Designing, developing, testing, and evaluating programmable hardware devices, digital circuits, and embedded systems. - Programming, modifying, configuring, and analyzing system firmware and software that manages reprogrammable hardware and associated interfaces to provide services to applications. - Applying hardware and software engineering principles to design, develop, test, and evaluate/modify applications and systems. - Developing new or utilizing existing methods, tools, and hardware forensic methodologies to analyze, protect, or exploit specific hardware, software, or firmware. - Testing, evaluating, and reverse-engineering microelectronic components, technology, and equipment. - Developing and recommending mitigation strategies and techniques to enhance the security and resilience of hardware and software components. - Develop and implement hardware forensic methodologies and applications. When submitting your application, please ensure that you fully populate all sections of the resume tool with all relevant skills, experience, and education, as the resume entered into the tool will be the primary resume used to evaluate your application. Please do NOT populate the resume tool with "see resume."

Qualifications

The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position. Degree must be in Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics or a related field (for example, Chemistry, Physics, Architecture, Hydrology, Geology, Astronomy). For engineering degrees, if program is not ABET-EAC accredited, it must include specified coursework.* * Specified coursework includes courses in differential and integral calculus and 5 of the following 18 areas: (a) statics or dynamics, (b) strength of materials/stress-strain relationships, (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics, (d) thermodynamics, (e) electromagnetic fields, (f) nature and properties of materials/relating particle and aggregate structure to properties, (g) solid state electronics, (h) microprocessor applications, (i), computer systems, (j) signal processing, (k) digital design, (l) systems and control theory, (m) circuits or generalized circuits, (n) communication systems, (o) power systems, (p) computer networks, (q) software development, (r) Any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, or soil mechanics. ENTRY/DEVELOPMENTAL Entry is with a Bachelor's degree and no experience. FULL PERFORMANCE Entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience. Relevant experience must be in one or more of the following: designing, developing, analyzing, testing, or constructing hardware, software, or firmware components or systems; or reverse engineering hardware, software or firmware.

How to apply

Please visit our application site to apply:https://apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job-description/1262201