Infrastructure​/Hardware Integration Project Engineer II

Infrastructure / Hardware Integration Project Engineer II

The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and executing complex hardware integration efforts within multidisciplinary engineering programs, serving as the primary technical interface among hardware engineering teams, system architects, and external customers.

• Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project plans, WBS, schedules, and budgets for hardware integration activities; track performance using earned value management concepts.
• Coordinate multi‑disciplinary team efforts across mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering disciplines.
• Lead hardware integration planning, including rack/stack architecture, cabling, power, cooling, and physical interconnect design; define and maintain hardware interface control documents, integration procedures, and test plans.
• Conduct integration readiness reviews; support hardware acceptance testing and system verification events; oversee endpoints buildouts and embedded hardware bring‑up activities.
• Ensure hardware configurations are controlled and documented per configuration management processes.
• Act as the primary technical liaison with external customers, presenting integration status, technical findings, and risk posture at program reviews; capture and flow down customer hardware requirements into actionable engineering tasks.
• Prepare comprehensive status reports, including progress updates, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies; maintain accurate artifact traceability from requirements through test results.
• Identify and resolve hardware integration issues early, develop resolution plans, workarounds, and escalation paths; maintain the program Risk Register and execute contingency strategies for hardware failures, supply‑chain delays, or scope changes.
• Proactively seek opportunities for process improvements; champion hardware integration best practices and lab operational standards; lead lessons‑learned reviews post‑integration events.
• Develop and manage risk identification, documentation, and mitigation planning throughout the project lifecycle.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or closely related field.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical lead or project lead role.
• Hands‑on experience with physical hardware integration—including servers, embedded systems, networking equipment, and/or lab infrastructure build‑out.
• Demonstrated experience creating and managing integration procedures, ICD documentation, and hardware verification test plans.
• Proficiency with project scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera) and tracking project cost/schedule baselines.
• Experience managing hardware requirements using formal requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama).
• Familiarity with configuration management processes and hardware baseline control (ECO/ECN).
• Strong communication skills; ability to brief technical content clearly to engineering teams and non‑technical customers.
• Experience working within a formal systems engineering lifecycle (milestone reviews: SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR/FCA/PCA).
• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary design and development team.
• Detailed understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.
• Current or active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.

• 4–6 years of project leadership or program management experience in an engineering‑intensive environment.
• Experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry with hardware development programs.
• Knowledge of rack‑mount server platforms, high‑density compute clusters, GPU infrastructure, or ruggedized electronics.
• Experience with power/thermal analysis for infrastructure environments (data center or deployed compute).
• INCOSE CSEP/ASEP certification or PMP certification.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, wire harness diagrams, and parts lists.
• Active DoD TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Experience with trade study development, AoA (Analysis of Alternatives), and hardware selection decisions.
• Experience with advanced project management tools…