Aerospace Embedded Board Designer | UAVs & Autonomy

Guidetech, LLC; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Guidetech, LLC in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Board Designer to design and develop advanced embedded hardware for avionics and autonomous aerospace systems. You will lead new board designs from concept through production, collaborating with hardware, FPGA, embedded software, and manufacturing teams.

This onsite role offers hybrid flexibility, relocation assistance, and the opportunity to work on UAV, spacecraft, and AI platforms, with a path to production-ready hardware and robust DFM/DFT practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and releasing complex multilayer PCBAs/CCAs into volume production.
• Strong experience with high-speed, mixed-signal, and embedded hardware systems.
• Deep understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex multilayer PCBAs/CCAs for UAVs and aerospace platforms.
• Create schematics, define design constraints, support PCB layout, and prepare designs for release.
• Lead hardware development from concept through production and assist with production test planning.

Skills

PCB design

Embedded hardware

FPGA integration

High-speed interfaces

DFM/DFT

Vendor collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Vivado

Altium

Job description

Guidetech, LLC in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Board Designer to design and develop advanced embedded hardware for avionics and autonomous aerospace systems. You will lead new board designs from concept through production, collaborating with hardware, FPGA, embedded software, and manufacturing teams.

This onsite role offers hybrid flexibility, relocation assistance, and the opportunity to work on UAV, spacecraft, and AI platforms, with a path to production-ready hardware and robust DFM/DFT practices.