2025-65732 - Lead Hardware Design Engineer - $5K Sign-On Bonus

MountainOne; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the defense sector as an Electrical Hardware Design Lead. You will oversee hardware design projects, mentor engineers, and be involved in innovative work with R&D teams focused on national security. Enjoy competitive benefits, career growth, and a flexible work schedule.

Benefits

401k matching

Flex time off

Paid parental leave

Health & wellness programs

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience or a Master's with 6 years.
• Must obtain DoD Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Guide an electrical team and coordinate with other experts.
• Manage hardware design from analysis through qualification.
• Mentor junior engineers and support development phases.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Test and troubleshooting

Circuit card analysis

Mentoring

Innovation drive

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

FPGA architecture

PCB/PWB layout

Job description

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required within a reasonable period of time. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

As an Electrical Hardware Design Lead, you’ll guide an electrical team of 2-5 members and coordinate cross-functional teams, including mechanical, software, and systems experts. You’ll be responsible for hardware design from requirements analysis through schematic capture, managing layout constraints, supporting PWB layout, manufacturing, integration & test, and qualification. You’ll collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to develop mission-critical hardware systems.

As an Electrical Hardware Design Lead, you will be involved in all program phases, including:

• Schedule and budget decisions
• Requirements analysis
• Subsystem design
• Schematic capture
• Defining routing constraints
• Directing PCB/PWB layout and routing activities
• FPGA architecture and firmware
• Supporting manufacturing, integration & test, and qualification
• Mentoring and growing junior engineers

You will primarily support the Strategic Systems area developing fire control and launch system hardware, with opportunities to work across GDMS.

What sets you apart:

• Ahead of technology trends with Research & Development (R&D) experience, as well as advanced proficiency in test, troubleshooting, and analyzing circuit card schematics
• Motivated to drive innovation around design architectures, assembly, component selection, and electronics design
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills with demonstrated success leading design teams for complex projects
• Team player committed to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
• Knowledge of implementation of hardware encryption algorithms

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:

This position is fully on-site. While on-site, you will be a part of our Pittsfield, Massachusetts facility.

We invite you to learn more and apply at:GDMS Careers