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SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.

Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirement will not be considered.

SciTec is seeking a Hardware Integration Engineer to support the GroundBased Radar Digitization (GBRD) modernization program. In this role, you will focus on the integration of modern radar frontend hardware-including digitizers, transceivers, timing/synchronization components, and associated control interfaces-into a unified digital backend architecture. You will work across radar hardware teams, RF specialists, systems engineers, and softwareprocessing teams to ensure that modern frontend hardware integrates seamlessly with missioncritical backend processing.

Responsibilities 

• FrontEnd Hardware Integration
• Integrate modern radar frontend subsystems (digitizers, transceivers, control electronics, digital transceiver components) with digitized radar backend signalprocessing chains.
• Ensure elementlevel digitization produces validated, highfidelity I/Q data streams suitable for backend processing.
• Collaborate with RF engineers to verify operating characteristics and compatibility with each radar's unique antenna systems.
• Interface Definition & System Alignment
• Develop and maintain interface specifications between frontend hardware and the modernized digital backend.
• Ensure alignment with MOSA principles and common GBRD architectural standards.
• Work closely with systems engineers to ensure hardwaretosoftware interactions meet timing, throughput, and synchronization constraints.
• Integration Testing & Troubleshooting
• Support integration in lab environments, performing functional tests, datavalidation checks, and endtoend link testing.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to hardware configuration, signal integrity, timing alignment, datapath reliability, and highbandwidth throughput.
• Work with backend RSP/RMP teams to ensure hardwaredriven measurements and transmission instructions flow correctly.
• Requirements, Configuration Control & Documentation
• Contribute to requirements decomposition for hardware integration, defining performance, interface, and environmental needs.
• Maintain configuration control of hardware integration artifacts, diagrams, ICDs, test plans, and verification results.
• Support technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) with clear hardwareintegration inputs.
• CrossTeam Collaboration
• Coordinate with RF engineers, systems engineers, softwareprocessing teams, missionprocessing teams, and cybersecurity personnel to ensure cohesive system behavior.
• Ensure frontend hardware integration supports missionfocused outcomes in alignment with the GBRD common digital baseline.

• Other duties as assigned 

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience integrating hardware for radar, RF systems, highbandwidth sensor systems, or realtime mission systems.
• Experience with digitizers, transceivers, RF electronics, timing/synchronization hardware, or dataacquisition equipment.
• Understanding of signalintegrity concepts, analogtodigital conversion, and highbandwidth data flows.
• Familiarity with lab integration environments (SIL/DSIL) and hardwareintheloop testing.
• Ability to read and produce interface control documents, wiring diagrams, and systemintegration artifacts.
• Experience collaborating across hardware, software, RF, and systemsengineering teams.
• Strong communication skills and ability to convey integration status clearly.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred:

• Experience with radar systems.
• Experience integrating radar frontend components with digitized backend architectures.
• Familiarity with FORGE, MOSA, or governmentowned missionprocessing frameworks.
• Experience with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, VNAs, signal generators), digitizer calibration, or highspeed data capture systems.
• Experience supporting integration events, missionscenario validation, or gated prototyping programs.
• Active DoD security clearance.

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Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
• 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
• 80% company paid Dental insurance
• 100% company paid Vision insurance
• 100% company paid Life insurance
• 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
• Short-term Disability insurance
• Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
• Discretionary Performance Bonus
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
• Flexible Work Hours

The pay range for this position is $190,000- $235,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

SciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. VET/Disabled.