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Hardware / Network Engineer
Hardware Quality Assurance & Control Engineer
Hardware / Network Engineer
#58371
Remote / WFH
Research Innovations
Job Description
Position Title: Hardware Quality Assurance & Control Engineer
Location: Alexandria
Clearance Requirement: Requires US Citizenship/Must be clearable
Employment type: Full Time
Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is breaking through the big, slow status quo with transformative technology that fundamentally improves the world. We build advanced software solutions for government and military missions, applying agile development and user-centered design to solve complex, mission-critical problems.
As a Hardware Quality Assurance & Control Engineer supporting Dragonfly Systems, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, configuration control, and mission readiness of Dragonfly hardware products throughout the manufacturing lifecycle. You will serve as the quality authority from incoming inspection through final customer delivery, working closely with engineering, operations, supply chain, and production teams to maintain compliance with military standards, improve manufacturing processes, and drive continuous product quality improvements. This role is critical to scaling Dragonfly production while maintaining the performance, ruggedization, and operational reliability required by defense and national security customers.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Incoming Inspection & Component Acceptance
Inspect and verify incoming hardware components, subassemblies, and critical system elements against procurement specifications and approved engineering baselines.
Validate component revision levels, serial numbers, firmware versions, and configuration data prior to production integration.
Identify, document, and disposition incoming non-conformances while coordinating resolution efforts with vendors, procurement, and engineering teams.
Maintain traceability records and quality documentation for all incoming hardware and materials.
Assembly & Integration Quality Oversight
Monitor and audit assembly workmanship for cable harness fabrication, RF interconnects, power distribution systems, and subsystem integration activities.
Verify proper connector installation, cable routing, torque specifications, and assembly processes to ensure system reliability in operational environments.
Inspect thermal management and active cooling installations for proper fitment, airflow performance, and mechanical integrity.
Perform and witness first-article inspections for new hardware configurations, manufacturing processes, and product revisions.
Functional Testing & RF Verification
Conduct and oversee post-assembly system verification and functional checkout activities.
Verify system startup, tuner operation, SDR functionality, RF signal paths, channel alignment, and antenna integration performance.
Location: Alexandria
Clearance Requirement: Requires US Citizenship/Must be clearable
Employment type: Full Time
Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is breaking through the big, slow status quo with transformative technology that fundamentally improves the world. We build advanced software solutions for government and military missions, applying agile development and user-centered design to solve complex, mission-critical problems.
As a Hardware Quality Assurance & Control Engineer supporting Dragonfly Systems, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, configuration control, and mission readiness of Dragonfly hardware products throughout the manufacturing lifecycle. You will serve as the quality authority from incoming inspection through final customer delivery, working closely with engineering, operations, supply chain, and production teams to maintain compliance with military standards, improve manufacturing processes, and drive continuous product quality improvements. This role is critical to scaling Dragonfly production while maintaining the performance, ruggedization, and operational reliability required by defense and national security customers.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Incoming Inspection & Component Acceptance
Inspect and verify incoming hardware components, subassemblies, and critical system elements against procurement specifications and approved engineering baselines.
Validate component revision levels, serial numbers, firmware versions, and configuration data prior to production integration.
Identify, document, and disposition incoming non-conformances while coordinating resolution efforts with vendors, procurement, and engineering teams.
Maintain traceability records and quality documentation for all incoming hardware and materials.
Assembly & Integration Quality Oversight
Monitor and audit assembly workmanship for cable harness fabrication, RF interconnects, power distribution systems, and subsystem integration activities.
Verify proper connector installation, cable routing, torque specifications, and assembly processes to ensure system reliability in operational environments.
Inspect thermal management and active cooling installations for proper fitment, airflow performance, and mechanical integrity.
Perform and witness first-article inspections for new hardware configurations, manufacturing processes, and product revisions.
Functional Testing & RF Verification
Conduct and oversee post-assembly system verification and functional checkout activities.
Verify system startup, tuner operation, SDR functionality, RF signal paths, channel alignment, and antenna integration performance.
