Electrical Engineer 4 - Principal

Legion Technical Solutions LLC; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Paid time off

Relocation bonus

Job summary

Legion Technical Solutions is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for Test Equipment in Tucson, AZ. This hands-on role leads the development of advanced electrical test systems for defense technology programs.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams from concept through deployment, designing hardware, test interfaces, and instrumentation, while meeting cost and schedule goals. This is a 100% onsite, full-time contract opportunity with relocation potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 5+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with factory and/or laboratory test instrumentation and electronics (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, analyzers).
• Ability to read electrical drawings/schematics and troubleshoot hardware/instrumentation in Factory Test Platform solutions.
• Experience with analog/digital/RF design at subsystem/system level.
• Proficiency with design/analysis tools: Creo Schematic, Mentor Capital, Altium, or DX Designer.
• Basic working knowledge of C, C++, or C# to support EE activities.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, RS-422, Ethernet, SPI, CAN interfaces.
• Ability to work 100% onsite in Tucson, AZ and meet government security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate advanced electrical test systems within multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop engineering and production test systems, TIAs, cabling, schematics, and drawings.
• Perform circuit design and analysis including power, RF chain, and error budgeting.
• Select and integrate test instrumentation for lab and production environments.
• Support all phases of test product development from concept through deployment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware/test system issues independently and with teams.
• Coordinate electrical design and integration activities across cross-functional groups.
• Manage technical execution while supporting project cost and schedule objectives.

Skills

Electrical design

Test instrumentation

Schematic reading

RF design

C/C++ programming

TCP/IP, UDP, CAN

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Advanced degree

Tools

Creo Schematic

Mentor Capital

Altium

DX Designer

Job description

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation bonus

Principal Electrical Engineer - Test Equipment (ENG04)

Location: Tucson, AZ

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Employment Type: Full-Time Contract with Legion Technical Solutions

Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Clearance: U.S. Government Security Clearance Required

Lead the Development of Advanced Test Systems

Legion Technical Solutions is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer - Test Equipment to support one of the nation’s premier aerospace and defense technology organizations at its Tucson, Arizona facility.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems across electrical design, test instrumentation, hardware integration, and production test. You’ll work within multidisciplinary teams developing sophisticated test solutions for advanced defense systems-from initial design and analysis through integration, troubleshooting, and deployment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, develop, and integrate advanced electrical test systems within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Develop engineering and production test systems, Test Interface Adapters (TIAs), cabling, schematics, and technical drawings.
• Perform circuit design and analysis including power analysis, RF chain analysis, and error budget analysis.
• Select and integrate test instrumentation and hardware for laboratory and factory production environments.
• Support all phases of test product development from concept through implementation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and test system issues independently and collaboratively.
• Coordinate electrical design and integration activities across cross-functional teams.
• Manage technical execution while supporting project cost and schedule objectives.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, OR an advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with factory and/or laboratory test instrumentation and electronics, such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital multimeters, network analyzers, or similar equipment.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics and troubleshoot hardware and test equipment instrumentation within Factory Test Platform solutions.
• Experience performing analog, digital, and/or RF design at the subsystem or system level.
• Experience with electrical engineering design and analysis tools including one or more of:
  • Creo Schematic
  • Mentor Capital
  • Altium
  • DX Designer
• Basic working knowledge of C, C++, and/or C#, sufficient to read and follow code in support of electrical engineering activities.
• Knowledge of computer hardware interfaces and communication/data protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, RS-422, Ethernet, SPI, and CAN.
• Ability to work 100% onsite in Tucson, Arizona.
• Ability to meet applicable U.S. Government security requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional experience in the following areas is highly valued:

• Software control of test instrumentation using LabVIEW, SCPI commands, or similar technologies.
• Design and integration of complete engineering and production test systems involving analog, digital, mixed-signal, and/or RF technologies.
• Test Interface Adapter design and integration.
• Interconnect and mixed-signal cabling design.
• Technical drawing and schematic development.
• Circuit design and analysis.
• Experience balancing technical execution with project cost and schedule requirements.
• Aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated engineering experience.

Why This Opportunity?

This role provides the opportunity to combine electrical design, test engineering, hardware integration, and technical problem-solving on sophisticated defense technologies. You’ll work with modern test instrumentation and engineering tools while contributing across the complete test-system development lifecycle.

The Tucson location also offers more than 300 days of sunshine annually, easy access to outdoor recreation, and the distinctive Sonoran Desert landscape-all while supporting a major center of advanced aerospace and defense engineering.

About Legion Technical Solutions

Legion Technical Solutions (LTS) is a specialized technical staffing and workforce solutions company supporting organizations across aerospace, defense, intelligence, engineering, and advanced technology. As the contract employer, LTS provides the employment relationship and ongoing support while you work directly alongside our client’s engineering organization.

About Our Client – Confidential

Our client is a globally recognized aerospace and defense technology organization with a long history of engineering innovation. Its teams develop advanced systems that help protect the United States and its allies while solving technically demanding challenges across sensing, integrated defense, communications, and other mission-critical technologies.

This opportunity allows you to work alongside accomplished engineers while contributing to advanced systems with direct national security impact.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Legion Technical Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.