Tactical Hardware Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance

Pono Aina Management is seeking a full-time skilled Mid-Level Tactical Hardware Engineer to join our innovative team in Brandon, Florida. This role is essential to designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge hardware solutions for tactical systems. This role does require an Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and Development: Lead the design, development, integration, and testing of TACLAN hardware and electronic components in accordance with TACLAN system requirements. Ensure designs meet all necessary standards and specifications across the entire system development life cycle.

Test Control Apparatus: Lead and perform detailed design and development of test control apparatus and equipment to support the validation of TACLAN hardware.

Schematic and Drawing Creation: Use CAD tools to develop detailed schematics and drawings to support the fabrication of electronic components, including schematic capture, timing simulation, and place and route tools.

System and Component Design: Lead research, design, development, and testing of electronic components, products, and systems. This includes both board-level components and complete system-level solutions for TACLAN applications.

Qualification and Testing: Qualify and test hardware designs, developing robust test plans and procedures, and ensuring the reliability of test systems. Conduct qualification and verification testing to ensure all hardware performs to specified requirements.

Software Integration: Work collaboratively with software engineers to ensure seamless integration of hardware and software components, troubleshooting any integration issues that arise.

Project Management: Manage the design and development lifecycle to ensure all designs are completed on schedule. Identify and address budgetary constraints, ensuring the project remains on track and within cost.

Cloud Integration: Advise and lead the integration of cloud-based solutions with on-premises hardware, ensuring that best practices are applied to meet industry standards for cloud-hardware integration.  Automation: Identify and implement hardware-based automation efficiencies within existing programmatic automation frameworks to optimize design, testing, and integration processes. 

Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field, or 10 years' experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of 3-6 years of experience in hardware engineering, with a focus on tactical or mission-critical hardware systems.
• Expertise in CAD tools (e.g., schematic capture, timing simulation, place and route tools) for hardware design and development.
• Strong knowledge of the system development life cycle, from board-level design to complete system integration.
• Proven experience leading the design, testing, and qualification of electronic components and systems.
• In-depth understanding of hardware-software integration and ability to consult with software engineers to ensure successful integration.
• Experience with cloud integration for hardware solutions, including industry best practices for integrating on-premises hardware with cloud services.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team-oriented environment while leading hardware design initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with TACLAN or similar systems, including military or defense applications.
• Experience with hardware-based automation and programmatic automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with industry standards for electronic hardware design, testing, and integration.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Physical Work Environment/Requirements:

• Office computers and equipment, telephones, radios, Microsoft Office suite of tools, Web Based
• Applications such as Procore, electronic spreadsheets and database analysis, outputs, and reporting, virtual data sharing platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, etc.) and other forms of remote work-sharing tools.
• Must be able to sit, stand, and work at a computer for long periods of time.
• Ability up to lift 25lbs on occasion, stretching, climbing stairs, and walking.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• 401k option
• Professional online learning opportunities
• Collaborative Environment
• Paid Time off (PTO)
• 11 Company Paid Holidays

Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are participants of E-Verify.

Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are drug free workplaces