Top Secret Electrical Engineer

Post Date

Apr 28, 2024

Location

Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Maryland

ZIP/Postal Code

21005
US
Jul 17, 2024 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Electrical Engineering

Req #

BAL-699334

Pay Rate

$50 - $76 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

An employer is looking for a Top Secret Deployable Electrical Engineer to join their time in providing forensic exploitation and analysis, through reverse engineering and prototype design, of commercial-based threats in the field. The individual will initially join the team in Aberdeen, MD, and will then deploy for 6 month rotations between Aberdeen, MD and OCONUS locations. They will be joining a team that takes commercial-based threats from the field, and reverse engineers and analyzes the devices, in accordance with organizational intelligence requirements. While deployed, they will be responsible for installing, debugging, maintaining, and upgrading of all assigned equipment, along with providing broad mission support, training, briefings, employing and fielding of the TECHEX capability to include; electrical forensics applications, tools, and systems. Additional day to day responsibilities will include:



* Provide hands-on technical forensic exploitation support for technical intelligence (TECHINT), media exploitation (MEDEX), cell phone exploitation (CELLEX), electronic exploitation (ELEX), and other unique exploitation missions.



* Conduct electronic analyses of target devices, including functional analyses of the target devices, understand and describe how the target functions from an electronic perspective -- basic signaling characteristics; voltage levels; electrical connections; electrical modifications to commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware; logic states; operating frequencies; component configuration identification; operating profiles/modes; operation in noisy electromagnetic environments; and susceptibility.



* Serve as subject matter expert in RF characterization.



* Publish reports and briefings in order to present characterization information, electronics vulnerabilities, and exploitation recommendations.



* Work with a team to respond to RFI's and determine best consolidated solutions to problems.



* Design and implement characterization standard operating procedures (SOPs) and implement SOPs in daily functions.



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Required Skills & Experience

* Active Top Secret clearance, with ability to be read on for a TS/SCI

* Ability to deploy between Aberdeen, MD and OCONUS locations on a 6 month rotation

* Working experience with PCB design layout, schematic capture and ability to characterize electronic circuits at the component level

* Experience with electronic and/or RF equipment including Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, and more

* Experience with RF measurements (occupied bandwidth, average power, pulse width) using the above equipment

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

* Experience with reverse engineering electronic devices, circuit boards, etc.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.