Hardware Design Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Hardware Design Engineer

Description

Design, develop, and test electrical and electronic devices and systems (including communications, navigation, sensors, and power/battery systems) for defense, research, and scientific applications. Analyze project needs to define electrical system requirements, capacity, and cost, and perform calculations/simulations to verify performance to specifications. Oversee prototype manufacturing, installation, and testing; investigate end-user feedback and recommend design modifications while documenting and communicating with program management.

Benefits

• Team environment with multiple subject matter experts and cross-group resources to support fast-paced demonstration efforts (timelines often under one year).

Requirements

• Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience

• Experience working with small engineering/software teams

Hard Skills and Technologies (from posting)

• On-board power control

• Power systems architecture

• Low power

• Battery-operated systems

• Embedded battery systems

• Analog circuits

• Sensors

• Digital circuits

• Digital interfaces

• Embedded software development for microcontrollers

Preferred Skills

• Electro-optics

• RF sensors and communication protocols

• PCB schematic capture and layout tools

• Nvidia Jetson GPU products