Electrical Engineer – Aerospace & Defense Hardware

Power Device Corp; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Device Corporation in Poway, CA is seeking a hardware design engineer to design, develop, test and support digital electronics for aerospace and defense products. You will create schematics, support PCB layout, and perform board bring-up and verification to ensure performance and reliability.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering and 3+ years in hardware or digital design, with strong expertise in high-speed digital design and signal integrity.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of digital electronics and computer architecture.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design processes.
• Understanding of processors, FPGAs, memories, clocks, power supplies, and digital interfaces.
• Familiarity with high-speed digital design and signal integrity principles.
• Ability to read and interpret component datasheets and hardware specifications.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other laboratory equipment.
• Familiarity with interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI, I2C, UART, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with FPGA design or hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog is preferred.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware designs that meet product performance, reliability, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Create schematics, design documentation, interface definitions, and engineering analyses.
• Work with PCB designers to define placement, routing, stack-up, impedance, and other layout requirements.
• Perform board bring-up, integration, troubleshooting, and verification.
• Evaluate components and technologies for new and existing designs.
• Investigate hardware defects and support root-cause and corrective-action activities.
• Participate in peer reviews and cross-functional engineering activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve design, test, and development processes.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Power Device Corporation in Poway, CA is seeking a hardware design engineer to design, develop, test and support digital electronics for aerospace and defense products. You will create schematics, support PCB layout, and perform board bring-up and verification to ensure performance and reliability.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering and 3+ years in hardware or digital design, with strong expertise in high-speed digital design and signal integrity.