Electrical Engineer

Footbridge Federal; Woburn (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Footbridge Federal seeks a highly skilled engineer to design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits for battery-operated systems. You will create PCB schematics and layouts and integrate embedded microcontrollers and FPGA-based systems in a fast-paced, defense-focused environment.

Responsibilities include debugging, prototyping, and validating circuits with standard test equipment, and integrating sensors and RF components.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance (Interim Secret acceptable).
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years or Master’s with 3+ years in a small-team engineering environment.
• Proven experience in analog and digital circuit design, including sensor interfaces and power systems.
• Hands-on experience with PCB schematic capture, layout tools, and hardware debugging.
• Proficiency in embedded software development for microcontrollers and FPGA programming.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits with focus on low-power, battery-operated systems.
• Create PCB schematics and layouts for custom hardware assemblies.
• Program and integrate embedded microcontrollers and FPGA-based systems.
• Debug, prototype, and validate new circuit designs using standard electronic test equipment.
• Integrate sensors, digital interfaces, and RF components into hardware platforms.

Skills

Security clearance

Embedded software

FPGA programming

Circuit design

Sensor interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s degree +5+ years

Master’s degree +3+ years

Tools

PCB schematic capture

PCB layout tools

Hardware debugging

FPGA programming

Microcontroller programming

Job description

• Design and develop analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits, with a focus on low-power and battery-operated systems.
• Create PCB schematics and layouts for custom hardware assemblies.
• Program and integrate embedded microcontrollers and FPGA-based systems.
• Debug, prototype, and validate new circuit designs using standard electronic test equipment.
• Integrate sensors, digital interfaces, and RF communication components into hardware platforms.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance (Interim Secret is acceptable).
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience in a small-team engineering environment.
• Proven experience in analog and digital circuit design, including sensor interfaces and power systems.
• Hands-on experience with PCB schematic capture, layout tools, and hardware debugging.
• Proficiency in embedded software development for microcontrollers and FPGA programming.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with electro-optics and RF sensors.
• Familiarity with NVidia Jetson GPU hardware.

Required Skills

• Active Secret security clearance (Interim Secret is acceptable).
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience in a small-team engineering environment.
• Proven experience in analog and digital circuit design, including sensor interfaces and power systems.
• Hands-on experience with PCB schematic capture, layout tools, and hardware debugging.
• Proficiency in embedded software development for microcontrollers and FPGA programming.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with electro-optics and RF sensors.
• Familiarity with NVidia Jetson GPU hardware.

Security Clearance

• Level: Secret

Travel or Schedule

• Full-time schedule.; Collaborative, multidisciplinary team structure focused on rapid-turnaround projects.

Contract arrangement. On-site work environment. Collaborative, multidisciplinary team structure focused on rapid-turnaround projects.

• Health and Financial Foundation — Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.
• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits — PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.
• Professional Development — The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.

About Footbridge

Mission

Footbridge Federal delivers engineering, cyber, mission IT, analytics, and cleared program support for defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland security, and research missions.

Culture

Mission Context Matters

Candidates should expect work tied to defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland, and research missions rather than generic commercial delivery.

Small-Team Accountability

The culture copy emphasizes ownership, communication, and practical execution across teams that work close to customers and program outcomes.

Growth With Technical Credibility

Career content supports hands-on technical growth, certifications, internal mobility, and program leadership without forcing one career track.

Benefits & why work here

• Health and Financial Foundation: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts are described in the benefits page.
• Time Away and Flexibility Where Mission Permits: PTO, holidays, sick time, military leave, and flexible arrangements are supported where program and security requirements allow.
• Professional Development: The site references certification support, training, conferences, mentorship, internal mobility, and individual development planning.