Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware Design

Job Juncture; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

Job Juncture seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to design, develop, test, and support high-reliability digital electronic hardware for aerospace and defense applications. The role spans from initial design through integration, testing, and production, with opportunities to work on advanced systems.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in digital electronics, FPGA design, and high-speed interfaces, and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust hardware solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in digital hardware or electronic design.
• Strong knowledge of digital electronics, computer architecture, processors, FPGAs, memory, clocks, and power circuitry.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB design processes, and interpreting component datasheets and specifications.
• Understanding of high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and digital communication interfaces.
• Familiarity with PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI, I2C, UART, or similar interfaces.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other electronic test equipment.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop digital electronic hardware, including processors, FPGAs, memory, power supplies, clocking, and communication interfaces.
• Create schematics and collaborate with PCB designers on layout, routing, stack-up, impedance, and fabrication requirements.
• Perform component selection, engineering calculations, and signal integrity, power integrity, and timing analysis.
• Conduct board bring-up, hardware/software integration, debugging, and verification at the component, board, and system levels.
• Develop test plans, procedures, technical documentation, and design specifications.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues, perform root-cause analysis, and support manufacturing and product improvements.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

Skills

Digital electronics

FPGA design

PCIe interfaces

Schematic capture

PCB design

Signal integrity

Timing analysis

Verilog/VHDL

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

FPGA development tools (Vivado/Quartus)

Job description

Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware Design

Salary: $$ 110000 - $$ 140000 per year

Posted: November 12 2026

Relocation Assistance: Available

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design, develop, test, and support high-reliability digital electronic hardware for aerospace and defense applications. This position offers the opportunity to work on advanced electronic systems, from initial design through integration, testing, and production.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop digital electronic hardware, including processors, FPGAs, memory, power supplies, clocking, and communication interfaces.
• Create schematics and collaborate with PCB designers on layout, routing, stack-up, impedance, and fabrication requirements.
• Perform component selection, engineering calculations, and signal integrity, power integrity, and timing analysis.
• Conduct board bring-up, hardware/software integration, debugging, and verification at the component, board, and system levels.
• Develop test plans, procedures, technical documentation, and design specifications.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues, perform root-cause analysis, and support manufacturing and product improvements.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in digital hardware or electronic design.
• Strong knowledge of digital electronics, computer architecture, processors, FPGAs, memory, clocks, and power circuitry.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB design processes, and interpreting component datasheets and specifications.
• Understanding of high-speed digital design, signal integrity, and digital communication interfaces.
• Familiarity with PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI, I2C, UART, or similar interfaces.
• Hands‑on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other electronic test equipment.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA design and hardware description languages such as VHDL or Verilog.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

well established company, great technology and projects, very interesting work, good team of engineers, doing work in the growing space industry

Salary Type : Annual Salary

Salary Min : $ 110000

Salary Max : $ 140000

Currency Type : USD