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Qualis LLC

Hardware Engineer

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In-Office
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
131K-178K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
131K-178K Annually
Mid level
Design, integrate, test, and transition radar hardware for Space Domain Awareness and Missile Warning missions. Support development lifecycle, create trade studies, analyze technical data, manage obsolescence, and collaborate with government customers to deliver production-ready hardware solutions.
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Qualis LLC is looking for a full-time Hardware Engineer to work in the Space Domain (SDA) and Missile Warning (MW) mission areas. This position will be filled in Colorado Springs, CO. Our team is dedicated to advancing the SDA and MW missions through focused and innovative research and engineering. We are on the cutting edge of Deep Space surveillance radar technology and radar hardware solutions to enhance mission capabilities. 

We focus on delivering rapid, high-value solutions to our customers by recruiting, growing, and mentoring top technical talent. We are motivated technical staff who are interested in working independently, collaboratively, and performing high-impact work from day one. Our engineers are willing and expected to dive deep into developing solutions to the most challenging technical problems. 


Responsibilities

The Hardware Engineer will work within a multi-discipline team of engineers providing engineering support that addresses our customers’ needs implementing current technology in SDA and MW radars. 

The Hardware Engineer provides program support by bringing knowledge and skills to a hybrid development environment where waterfall and agile practices are combined to quickly bring feedback during the design, development, and testing of new products.

The Hardware Engineer will be a self-starter who works well both in teams and independently. They will have strong communication skills and robust attention to detail, organizational skills, and self-accountability.


Required Qualifications

  • 4 years of experience with Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or 2 years of experience with MS Degree. 
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain an Active DoD Secret Clearance.
  • Experience working with government customers including the USAF and USSF
  • Understanding of Military and Industrial standards governing hardware design, selection, qualification, characteristics, etc.
  • Familiar with the product lifecycle and have some experience applying technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, processes, and techniques to solve problems
  • Experience with design, integration, and transitioning products from development to production, and obsolescence management.
  • Experience creating Trade Studies and analyzing technical data

 

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the deployment of hardware-based product(s) to an operational USAF/USSF Site
  • Experience working with Ground Based radars, especially Eglin, PARCS or UEWR systems.
  • Experience mitigating hardware obsolescence issues
  • Experience with electronic test equipment (Oscilloscopes, Network Analyzers, Multimeters, Function Generators, etc.)
  • Experience with root cause analysis
  • Current DoD Secret clearance


Benefits

Qualis LLC is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse and talented workforce who can contribute to the mission and vision of the Company. Our employees are our greatest asset and we promote a positive work environment, teamwork, professional growth, innovation, community involvement, flexible scheduling and a family-friendly work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled and a Participant in E-Verify

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