Hardware Engineer 2 - 23339 (FS Poly Required)

Requisition Number: 23339

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $77,379.00 - $127,000.00

Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly

Level of Experience: Entry Level

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS) , a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

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Job Description

HII Mission Technologies (HII MT) is seeking talented engineers who are excited to work in a flipped engineering environment. Our team specializes in reverse engineering and microelectronics trust and assurance.

Candidates for this position will contribute to the team by utilizing in-house software tools to reverse engineer hardware assets provided by the U.S. government. During the analysis, engineers will identify common hardware structures like embedded processors, DSPs, filters, transceivers, data links, and decoders and determine the operational parameters they were designed for. Candidates will be exposed to and learn about design techniques across a variety of domains such as cybersecurity, electronic warfare, encryption, radar, and satellite communications.

Full-Scope Poly required at the time of application

*This position is contingent upon contract award

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Candidates for this position will be responsible for performing hardware analysis and reverse engineering of DoD assets.
• Candidates will be expected to produce clear documentation explaining the components, capabilities, and features of asset systems.
• The use of HII proprietary tools, FPGA vendor tools, and third-party EDA tools will be necessary to perform modeling, simulation, and analysis of targeted systems.
• Effective collaboration with teammates to produce cohesive results and create improved processes is required.

Minimum Qualifications

2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.

• Have an active DoD Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph at the time of consideration.
• Have experience with Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL.
• Have experience with industry-standard EDA tools and processes (synthesis, P&R, simulation, etc.)
• Have the ability to learn new skills quickly

Preferred Requirements
Have experience with debugging interfaces (JTAG, SWD, etc.)
Have experience with signal protocol analysis (RS232, CAN, PCIe, Gigabit serial, etc.)
Are proficient with ASIC, FPGA, or SOC design tools (Quartus, Vivado, ISE, etc.)
Are proficient with EDA tools (Synopsis, Altium, Modelsim)
Have experience with formal verification tools and methodologies (OneSpin 360, Questa, etc.)
Have experience with modifying hardware to perform non-intended tasks
Have experience bypassing encryption schemes (power glitching, side-channel attacks, etc.)

Physical Requirements

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

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