Senior Electrical Engineer, Hardware Platform

What you'll do

• Own full-cycle PCB design for high-reliability defense hardware from requirements capture through system integration.
• Architect and optimize circuit solutions for power electronics, motor drivers, and fuzing circuitry.
• Drive rigorous design analysis including thermal, worst-case analysis, and signal/power integrity.
• Define test strategies and lead Design Verification Testing (DVT) and qualification testing.
• Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses for vehicle electronics.
• Lead root cause and failure analysis for ground test and field operations.
• Define vendor evaluation criteria and lead sourcing for critical electrical components.
• Mentor junior engineers on design methodology, analysis rigor, and test approaches.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex PCB designs in defense or aerospace hardware.
• Deep expertise in analog, digital, and power electronics for challenging environments.
• Expert proficiency with electronic CAD tools (Altium Designer preferred).
• Proficiency with circuit simulation tools (LTSpice or equivalent) to validate designs.
• Competence with lab test equipment, test automation, and leading DVT and qualification campaigns.
• Familiarity with CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB, PCIe, and MCU, CPU, and FPGA-based architectures.
• Experience designing for signal integrity and power integrity in high-reliability environments.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in defense, aerospace, UAS, missile, or maritime hardware development (preferred).
• Experience with propulsion electronics, fuzing, or safety-critical weapon systems electronics (preferred).
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-2105, or DoD Weapons Safety Board processes (preferred).
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, avionics standards (DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160), and DFM/DFT (preferred).