Hardware Engineer needed for a direct hire opportunity with SOC's client located in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Multiple levels offered, based on experience and education! Direct-Hire opportunity. Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance required for this position! Provide hardware engineering expertise to analyze complex hardware systems, hardware design, architecture, network design and other technical hardware issues. Procure and perform acceptance testing on equipment. Provide hardware maintenance support, both preventative and remedial. Deploy, install, and implement hardware at Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS). Prepares specifications for hardware by analyzing documented and derived system requirements. Conduct site surveys. Prepares engineering plans and site Technical Design Packages. Organize and direct hardware installations. Configure (and document configuration of) computers networking and various peripheral equipment. Prepare site installation and test reports. Ensure that problems have been properly identified and solutions will satisfy the user's requirements. Prepare reports and recommendations concerning existing and emerging hardware technologies. Provide specific input to the hardware components of system design to include end-user devices, servers, networking devices, data storage devices, and specialized processors. Responsibilities: Assist with preparing installation guides, field test procedures, and troubleshooting guides Develop hardware installation schedules based upon set-up, integration, and test timelines Prepare drawings documenting as-built configurations at each site Configure computers, communications devices and peripheral equipment Train site personnel in proper use of hardware Qualifications: Seven (7) years' experience as an Hardware Engineer analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions Bachelor's degree in Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline from an accredited college or university Five (5) years of additional hardware engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree Active TS?SCI with Full Scope Polygraph