Electrical Engineer II

Ducommun Incorporated; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Ducommun Incorporated is seeking an Electrical Engineer II in Carson, CA to help develop electro-mechanical products in a fast-paced environment. You will improve manufacturability, reduce costs, and optimize design performance while supporting cross-functional teams in manufacturing, quality, and operations.

The ideal candidate has a BSEE, 3–5 years of design experience, and experience interpreting customer specifications, creating schematics, and reviewing mechanical drawings. U.S.

Qualifications

• Interpret customer specifications and translate to design requirements.
• Printed circuit boards experience for instrument panels preferred.
• Cabling and cable layout experience.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Analog and digital circuits with detailed schematics, test procedures, fabrication specs.
• Mechanical drawings, GD&T and tolerancing understanding a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support development of new electro‑mechanical products, improving manufacturability, reducing costs, and optimizing design performance in a fast‑paced environment.
• Support cross‑functional teams including manufacturing, quality, and operations.

Skills

Interpret customer specifications

PCB design for instrument panels

Cabling and cable layout

Project management

Analog circuits

Digital circuits

GD&T and tolerancing

Thermal analysis

Dynamic analysis

Military aircraft panels spec

Timeline estimation

Cost/risk evaluation

Written and oral presentation

Python or LabVIEW

Education

Bachelor's degree in BSEE

Job description

Electrical Engineer II

The candidate for Electrical Engineering requires a highly organized, highly motivated self-starter that can take instruction. They have critical thinking skills, can multitask, and execute to a detailed plan.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission‑critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Performance Center in Carson, CA is the Engineered Products Group site for our Human Machine Interface, Motion Control Device, and Radio Frequency (RF) product lines.

Job Summary

• The role includes supporting the development of new electro‑mechanical products, improving manufacturability, reducing costs, and optimizing design performance of an existing product in a fast‑paced industrial environment.
• The position will be supporting cross‑functional teams including manufacturing, quality, and operations.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Experience interpreting customer specification and applying them to design requirements.
• Experience in printed circuit boards for instrument panels, preferred.
• Experience in cabling and cable layout.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Experience in analog and digital circuits developing detailed schematics, test procedures, and fabrication specifications.
• Experience interpreting mechanical drawings, GD&T, and tolerancing stack‑ups a plus some experience.
• Experience in thermal and dynamic analysis a plus.
• Experience working with military specification for aircraft instrument panels a plus.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to drive cost, quality and delivery improvements.
• Ability to estimate timelines and generate schedules a plus.
• Ability to evaluate cost, and risk preferred.
• Demonstrated written and oral presentation skills.
• Experience with Python or LabView a plus.

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college in BSEE with minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in design.
• Electrical Engineer with 3-5 years experience.
• Must be US Person or Permanent Resident.

Base Compensation: USD 95,000.00 - 105,000.00 Paid Salaried

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

23301 S. Wilmington Ave
Carson, California, 90745
United States