Senior Hardware Development Engineer (Safety-Critical Avionics)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Hardware Development Engineer (Electrical/Hardware)
• Focus: Safety-critical airborne systems (DO-254 compliant hardware)

Description

Lead hardware development for safety-critical airborne systems by translating top-level requirements into DO-254-compliant circuit and FPGA designs. Provide technical leadership across design and development activities, including inputs to certification and verification teams. Ensure requirements are accurately captured and implemented into board-level circuit and FPGA designs, supported by formal design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead circuit design and/or circuit layout activities, including interfacing with processors and/or PLDs for embedded aerospace and defense systems
• Collaborate across systems, hardware, software, verification, and certification teams
• Define hardware/software, FPGA, and edge-connector interfaces at the board and system levels
• Define, solve, and defend technical decisions to stakeholders while guiding technical implementation; conduct formal design reviews
• Ensure efficient and accurate capturing of board-level requirements
• Accurately implement requirements into circuit and FPGA design
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers
• Support development efforts aligned to schedules and quality objectives; communicate technical status to stakeholders
• Support compliance of safety-critical electrical designs in accordance with DO-254 and AC 20-152A, including certification audits, reviews, and data package development

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 7+ years of relevant experience in programmable logic, circuit design/layout, digital hardware, or embedded systems development
• Strong understanding of aerospace hardware architectures and development processes
• Strong understanding of component selection and associated analyses
• Strong understanding of circuit design principles
• Strong understanding of safety-critical hardware development
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes
• Proficiency with VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog (or similar hardware description languages)
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigation skills
• Excellent communication and technical leadership skills
• U.S. citizenship required (dual citizenship disclosed)
• Ability to travel up to four weeks per year

Benefits

• Annual cash bonus opportunity
• 2% annual retirement benefit opportunity
• Training and professional development opportunities
• 6 paid holidays
• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Vacation, sick time, and bereavement leave
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
• Optional spouse/child life insurance
• Whole life insurance, critical illness insurance, legal assistance, and military leave