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TAP Engineering

Designs electronics hardware for defense and intelligence

Administrative Assistant

Full-TimePosted on 10/27/2026
$60k - $75k
Senior
Bachelor's
Catonsville, MD, USA+1 moreMore locations: College Park, MD, USA
In PersonOnsite work at either College Park or Catonsville, Maryland.
Administrative & Executive AssistanceAdministrative Support
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with appropriate polygraph.
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills, including extensive Microsoft Office experience.
Responsibilities
  • Provide front desk support by greeting and checking in visitors, answering phones, and redirecting calls.
  • Perform security management, maintain the visitor log, process clearance information, and act as the alternate point of contact for Security Preparation of facility planning reports.
  • Support new hire onboarding.
  • Manage the time accounting system.
  • Coordinate schedules, meetings, and facility tours; maintain executive calendars in Outlook, schedule meetings, reserve conference rooms, and set up video teleconferencing.
  • Arrange travel and support travel expense tracking.
  • Prepare and update facility procedures.
  • Perform record management.
  • Support property and asset tracking, labeling, and audits.
  • Plan and schedule activities for facility maintenance and improvements.
  • Prepare special reports, summaries, meeting minutes, and other documents.
  • Write and communicate within and across teams.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree.

About the company

TAP Engineering designs and builds custom electronics hardware for U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, along with the firmware and software that run it. Its engineers handle circuit board, radio frequency and mechanical packaging design, then prototype and test compact electronic systems for platforms ranging from aircraft to computer networks. A separate practice assesses microelectronics supply chains so customers can guard against counterfeit or tampered chips made in overseas factories. The company earns revenue through government research and engineering contracts, and its early work covered hardware trust, 3D printing and quantum computing. TAP Engineering was founded in 2020 and is based in Maryland.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

N/A

Founded

2020

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What believers are saying

  • Retirement savings get help: TAP lists up to 15% employer 401(k) contributions through match and profit sharing.
  • Further study is funded: TAP's Columbia mechanical engineer posting lists tuition reimbursement up to $36,000 a year for approved coursework.
  • New work arrived: TAP announced a contract award supporting advanced microelectronics development in October 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Deadlines get extreme: TAP's quick reaction projects run on hours-to-weeks schedules and often need around-the-clock support.
  • Clearance gates an entry role: TAP's Hanover entry-level cyber operations developer posting requires active top secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph.
  • The customer approves hires: TAP's Fort Meade electrical engineer offer depends on favorable acceptance onto the customer's program.

What makes TAP Engineering unique

  • Manufacturing is split: TAP uses domestic partners for volume builds and handles trusted assembly, programming and testing in-house.
  • Legacy hardware gets rebuilt: TAP reverse engineers obsolete electronics when the original design documentation is unavailable.
  • Contract scientists serve a government lab: TAP's College Park program supports research in photonics, advanced materials and microelectronics.

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