Hardware Systems Engineering

BCT LLC is seeking a System Engineer 3. A career at BCT LLC says you want to contribute and make a difference to something larger than yourself where success results from the dedication our team members have in building success for our customers and their mission. If you are seeking a meaningful work experience along with a workplace culture that thrives on teamwork, we invite you to explore this career opportunity to join us.

The High-Performance Computing (HPC) System Engineer supports complex system design, integration, monitoring, and diagnostics by applying deep understanding of both physical and logical system architectures. The Systems Engineer also leverages hardware modeling and diagnostics (HMD) monitoring tools to triage issues efficiently and collaborates with developers and analysts to enhance monitoring capabilities.

Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the system’s end-to-end physical and logical architecture to effectively apply hardware modeling and diagnostics (HMD) monitoring tools.

Leverage HMD monitoring tools to identify, narrow, and triage system issues, directing detailed problems to the appropriate diagnosticians or vendors for resolution.

Develop deep expertise in the HMD product and monitoring architecture to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to enhance diagnostic effectiveness.

Collaborate with developers, analysts, and monitoring tool owners to propose, design, and implement improvements to monitoring solutions, increasing system reliability, and operational visibility.

Analyze system logs, metrics, and telemetry—primarily using Splunk—to determine root causes, understand system behavior, and identify anomalous conditions.

Interpret hardware and system performance data, including graphs and trends, to diagnose system behavior and inform troubleshooting activities.

Guide the development of Splunk dashboards, health indicators, and diagnostic scripts to monitor critical data flows, system performance, and failure signatures.

Provide recommendations for testing strategies and develop documentation of issue signatures to enable and accelerate diagnostics development.

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 20 years of systems engineering experience directly aligned with the scope and responsibilities of this position.

Proven experience in system health monitoring, diagnostics, and operational support for complex hardware and integrated systems.

Ability to read, interpret, and analyze detailed hardware documentation, including specifications, data sheets, schematics, and design artifacts.

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to engage vendors and internal stakeholders to extract detailed technical information related to system design, performance, and anomalies.

Experience with, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn, system monitoring and diagnostics tools, including but not limited to Chiplink, Splunk, Ipsci, and iostat.

Self-motivated and capable of completing complex technical tasks with minimal supervision while managing priorities effectively.

Ability to clearly convey technical findings, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences through written documentation and oral briefings.

Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, including engineering, diagnostics, operations, and vendor partners.

BCT-Funded Health Savings Account (HSA)

Health/Dental/Vision Coverage

Competitive PTO & Federal Holiday package

Life/AD&D/Disability Coverage paid 100% by BCT

Tuition/Training Reimbursement

Several Scholarship Opportunities- available to BCT family members/dependents

Since then, BCT has worked tirelessly to construct a foundation laser-focused on its core values of Humility, Respect, Integrity, Loyalty, Kindness, Gratitude, Innovation, and Initiative. In mobilizing these values, BCT has delivered exceptional service to its valued customers and seeks to maintain that reputation at each step. Headquartered in Annapolis Junction, MD, they serve customers throughout the DMV and beyond. Employees find themselves highly supported by a dedicated and available home-office team and leadership whose focus is their employees\' success and happiness. Candidates and Employees will never be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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