Hardware Engineer

Hardware Engineer
Longmont, CO or Boulder, CO
Active Top Secret/SCI
Compensation Range: $120,000 - $155,000

Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Job Responsibilities:

• The Hardware Engineer supports the design, development, and integration of all types of IT and RF hardware for the Next Generation Geo (NGG) Satellite Ground system infrastructure, focusing on system-level IT hardware implementation and documentation.
• Provides engineering support throughout the system lifecycle, including hardware system design, development, integration and deployment.
• Develops and maintains system documentation for each step in the lifecycle while working as part of a multidisciplinary team of Hardware, Network, Radio Frequency (RF), and systems engineers as well as system administrators and DevOps engineers to deliver fully functional satellite ground systems infrastructure.
• Designs, generates, and maintains IT infrastructure documentation, including system interconnect documents, cable tables, and installation and test plans.
• Considers power, cooling, and other impacts of integrating new systems, while developing lab and site installation and initial testing procedures.
• Maintains essential documentation including Bills of Materials (BOMs), rack layouts, and system architecture diagrams.
• Works with other teams, and stakeholders to test and troubleshoot data flows across integrated systems.
• Work involves installing, integrating, and testing system-level IT infrastructure including servers, routers, network switches, firewalls, and some specialty ground hardware and RF components, implemented in accordance with installation best practices and established hardware processes.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in system-level IT hardware integration and testing with an understanding of data center infrastructure including power, cooling, and space requirements.
• Experience creating and maintaining critical design documentation.
• Must possess strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and ability to work effectively within a team environment.

Desired Skills:

• Strong understanding of IT data center infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, workstations, and servers.
• Experience with system integration projects, documentation development, and the full engineering lifecycle of delivering new IT infrastructure is highly valued.
• Additionally, experience with RF devices and systems, as well as a foundation in RF principles, is preferred.

Company Benefits:
Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.