Aerospace Defense Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

Transmission & Distribution World; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Electrical Systems Department in Huntsville, AL is seeking Electrical Hardware Design Engineers to join a multidisciplinary team. You will design power electronics, safety-critical circuits, and complex multi‑layer PCBs for aerospace and defense systems across all life-cycle phases.

The role requires collaboration with embedded processors and FPGAs, plus hands-on testing and environmental qualification activities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• 4+ years of electronics design and test from architecture through implementation.
• Advanced knowledge of digital/analog/mixed-signal electronics and interfaces.
• Experience in digital PCB design and FPGA-based designs.
• Proven experience in design, test, troubleshooting, and manufacture of complex multi-layer PCBs.
• Hands-on lab experience with instrumentation and debug methods.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop power electronics circuits for missile and avionics systems.
• Develop safety-critical electronics including firing sets and initiators.
• Create detailed schematics and PCB layouts using ECAD tools.
• Perform analog circuit design with high reliability and fail-safe architectures.
• Collaborate with hardware, embedded processors, and FPGAs.
• Support environmental qualification testing and reliability verification.
• Design and implement board-level and system-level test setups.
• Troubleshoot and validate with lab equipment.

Skills

Digital/analog/mixed-signal

Embedded processors/FPGAs

Troubleshooting & test methods

Root cause analysis

Schematic interpretation

Education

ABET-accredited program

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

ECAD: Mentor DX/Expedition, Altium

HyperLynx

Oscilloscope / multimeter / function generators

Job description

Leidos Defense Electrical Systems Department in Huntsville, AL is seeking Electrical Hardware Design Engineers to join a multidisciplinary team. You will design power electronics, safety-critical circuits, and complex multi‑layer PCBs for aerospace and defense systems across all life-cycle phases.

The role requires collaboration with embedded processors and FPGAs, plus hands-on testing and environmental qualification activities in a fast-paced environment.