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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.\nImportant 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.\nSciTec is seeking a Hardware Integration Engineer to support the Ground-Based Radar Digitization (GBRD) modernization program. In this role, you will focus on the integration of modern radar front-end 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 software-processing teams to ensure that modern front-end hardware integrates seamlessly with mission-critical backend processing.\nResponsibilities\nFront-End Hardware Integration\nIntegrate modern radar front-end subsystems (digitizers, transceivers, control electronics, digital transceiver components) with digitized radar back-end signal-processing chains.\nEnsure element-level digitization produces validated, high-fidelity I/Q data streams suitable for backend processing.\nCollaborate with RF engineers to verify operating characteristics and compatibility with each radar’s unique antenna systems.\n Support Interface Definition & System Alignment\nDevelop and maintain interface specifications between front-end hardware and the modernized digital backend.\nEnsure alignment with MOSA principles and common architectural standards.\nWork closely with systems engineers to ensure hardware-to-software interactions meet timing, throughput, and synchronization constraints. \n Integration Testing & Troubleshooting\nSupport integration in lab environments, performing functional tests, data-validation checks, and end-to-end link testing.\nDiagnose and resolve issues related to hardware configuration, signal integrity, timing alignment, data-path reliability, and high-bandwidth throughput.\nWork with backend RSP/RMP teams to ensure hardware-driven measurements and transmission instructions flow correctly.\n Requirements, Configuration Control & Documentation \nContribute to requirements decomposition for hardware integration, defining performance, interface, and environmental needs.\nMaintain configuration control of hardware integration artifacts, diagrams, ICDs, test plans, and verification results.\nSupport technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) with clear hardware-integration inputs.\n Cross-Team Collaboration\nCoordinate with RF engineers, systems engineers, software-processing teams, mission-processing teams, and cybersecurity personnel to ensure cohesive system behavior.\nEnsure front-end hardware integration supports mission-focused outcomes in alignment with the common digital baseline.\nOther duties as assigned \nRequirements\n Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related field.\n8+ years of experience integrating hardware for radar, RF systems, high-bandwidth sensor systems, or real-time mission systems.\nExperience with digitizers, transceivers, RF electronics, timing/synchronization hardware, or data-acquisition equipment.\nUnderstanding of signal-integrity concepts, analog-to-digital conversion, and high-bandwidth data flows.\nFamiliarity with lab integration environments (SIL/DSIL) and hardware-in-the-loop testing.\nAbility to read and produce interface control documents, wiring diagrams, and system-integration artifacts.\nExperience collaborating across hardware, software, RF, and systems-engineering teams.\nStrong communication skills and ability to convey integration status clearly.\nU.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.\nCandidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred:\nExperience with radar systems.\nExperience integrating radar front-end components with digitized backend architectures.\nFamiliarity with FORGE, MOSA, or government-owned mission-processing frameworks.\nExperience with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, VNAs, signal generators), digitizer calibration, or high-speed data capture systems.\nExperience supporting integration events, mission-scenario validation, or gated prototyping programs.\nActive DoD security clearance.\n*Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications which are generated by AI will not be considered for employment.\nColorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.\nBenefits\nSciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:\n4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match\n100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options\n80% company paid Dental insurance\n100% company paid Vision insurance\n100% company paid Life insurance\n100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance\nShort-term Disability insurance\nAnnual Profit-Sharing Plan\nDiscretionary Performance Bonus\nPaid Parental Leave\nGenerous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay\nFlexible Work Hours\nThe 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.\nSciTec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. 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