Jobs at TAP Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Intern supporting hardware design, fabrication, assembly, and testing. Responsibilities include designing SolidWorks fixtures and brackets, fabricating parts with 3D printers and shop tools, conducting vibration and functional tests, building test configurations, revising models and drawings, and assisting with prototype builds and design verification. The role is hands-on, on-site in Columbia, Maryland, and approximately 20 hours per week.

Develop and execute software test cases against operational requirements, validate system performance, review software components, document results, troubleshoot defects, and support system design. The role contributes to hardware/software trade-offs, requirements analysis, software reuse, COTS/GOTS integration, networking, embedded Linux, FPGA programming, and automated testing for advanced hardware devices.

Designs mechanical parts, enclosures, and assemblies for electronic systems using SolidWorks. Creates 3D models, drawings, and BOMs; supports thermal and structural analysis, PCB integration, prototyping, testing, design verification, and design reviews. Applies electronics packaging, manufacturability, and material-selection principles while collaborating with electrical and cross-functional engineering teams.

Manages a diverse portfolio of government research and engineering projects across academia, industry, and government partners. Responsibilities include requirements, statements of work, cost and schedule planning, risk and resource management, forecasting, project reporting, logistics, executive status reviews, and issue resolution. Projects span quantum computing, advanced computing, photonics, additive manufacturing, microelectronics, and related physical sciences.

Provides onsite administrative and front desk support to senior government executives in a research and engineering organization. Responsibilities include visitor and security management, clearance processing, onboarding, time accounting, calendar and meeting coordination, travel arrangements, records and asset management, facility planning, procedure updates, reporting, and communications.

Conduct applied RF engineering research supporting future wireless communications, portable electronics, advanced antennas, power harvesting, and RF ASICs. Responsibilities include RF circuit design, experimentation, testing, technical literature review, methodology development, technical writing, portfolio support, schedule and cost analysis, and risk tracking. The role also requires technical leadership, collaboration with research performers, and transition of research efforts toward future development.

Provides onsite administrative and front desk support to senior government executives in a research and engineering organization. Responsibilities include visitor and security management, clearance information processing, executive calendar and meeting coordination, travel arrangements, onboarding, time accounting, records and asset management, facility planning and maintenance scheduling, report preparation, and internal communications. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and at least five years of relevant experience.

Conduct applied microelectronics research spanning semiconductor design, fabrication, packaging, testing, and supply-chain assurance. Develop experiments, testing protocols, technical analyses, literature reviews, presentations, and documentation. Integrate performer deliverables, assess technical progress, manage research tasks, and track cost, schedule, and risks. The role also supports government portfolio management and requires technical leadership in a multidisciplinary environment.

Provides advanced Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical support, systems administration, troubleshooting, and issue resolution across enterprise IT environments. Configures, maintains, and operates client, server, storage, network, and mobile systems; administers UNIX and Windows operating systems; manages system configurations; analyzes escalated tickets; and communicates technical recommendations and status to agency stakeholders.

Leads technically diverse research programs and serves as the primary government customer liaison. Manages staffing, resources, facilities, funding, schedules, earned value metrics, risks, contractual compliance, status reporting, executive briefings, quality reviews, and program events. The role also supports recruitment, personnel development, cross-sector collaboration, and potentially business development and capture activities.

Manages property and logistics services, including ordering, delivery, transportation, storage, shipment, inventory control, and monthly government inventory reporting. Supports system developers and integrators during system shipments and upgrades, maintains property records, and updates the Defense Property Accountability System for received, transferred, and excessed property. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance with appropriate polygraph and at least four years of relevant experience.

The Electrical Engineer will design and analyze hardware systems, develop test plans, and contribute to the manufacturing of electronics across multiple domains.

Analyzes user requirements and system architectures to develop requirements specifications, lead design and development, conduct feasibility studies, and integrate systems across their lifecycle. Provides technical leadership, creates architecture and design documentation, supports implementation and integration testing plans, and communicates technical issues to government stakeholders, program leadership, and executives.

Provides integration, installation, configuration, compilation, troubleshooting, and sustainment support for heterogeneous HPC software, servers, clusters, operating systems, schedulers, and networks. Develops Linux shell scripts and Python software while supporting parallel processing, configuration management, and multi-vendor HPC technologies. Requires extensive experience, DoD IAT II certification, and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Seeking an Electrical Engineer to design and test electronic hardware, focusing on PCB design, engineering analyses, and prototype development while supporting Integrated Product Teams.

Integrates, deploys, configures, and troubleshoots software across high-performance computing systems and specialized Linux environments. Develops automation scripts, supports HPC schedulers and parallel processing, manages monitoring and logging tools, performs root-cause analysis, and assists with system deployments and upgrades. Collaborates with engineering teams to resolve integration and performance issues while documenting configurations and procedures.

Supports the operation, performance, and reliability of high-performance computing environments. Responsibilities include Linux and Unix administration, enterprise storage support, file system and software management, infrastructure monitoring, Tier 1 and Tier 2 troubleshooting, TCP/IP and high-speed networking support, Bash automation, software compilation, performance optimization, capacity planning, documentation, and collaboration with engineering teams.

Administer and sustain Linux and Unix systems across high-performance computing environments. Responsibilities include operating system installation and upgrades, file system and software management, monitoring, troubleshooting, Bash automation, networking and storage support, performance optimization, capacity planning, incident response, documentation, and Tier 1/2 user support. The role requires collaboration with government and technical stakeholders, adherence to change-management procedures, and active Top Secret/SCI clearance with full-scope polygraph.

Supports high-performance computing network environments by installing, configuring, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and related security devices. Works across Layer 2 and Layer 3 infrastructure, Cisco, Juniper, F5, InfiniBand, and Fibre Channel SAN technologies. Documents technical activities, responds to incidents, participates in on-call support, and collaborates with infrastructure engineering teams. Requires DoD 8570 IAT II certification, a related degree or equivalent experience, and TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.

Designs, architects, installs, and troubleshoots data center networks supporting high-performance computing environments. Leads Cisco network infrastructure, firewalls, VPNs, routing, switching, load balancers, and multi-vendor technologies. Supports virtualization and containerized environments, resolves mission-critical incidents, maintains technical documentation, and provides guidance to infrastructure and engineering teams. Participates in on-call support for secure national security environments.