Field-Ready Embedded Electrical Engineer — Wearable Defense Tech

Valinor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance –

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Valinor Reflex is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own circuit design and PCB layout for our next‑generation smart optics system. You will hand‑build hardware, integrate sensors, and develop firmware to control devices on a small engineering team.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of hands‑on hardware experience, PCB design skills, and comfort with soldering, testing, and prototyping. This role supports rapid iteration toward field‑ready wearables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 2–4 years of electrical engineering experience with hands-on hardware development.
• Experience building electronic devices, circuit boards, or hardware prototypes.
• Strong experience designing PCBs, including schematic capture and layout.
• Comfort assembling, soldering, testing, and debugging boards by hand.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop circuit boards for Reflex hardware, including schematic and layout.
• Build, assemble, test, and debug electronic devices, including glasses and peripheral hardware.
• Work hands-on with compact PCB assemblies, small components, stencils, and fine-pitch parts.
• Select parts and help shape system-level design including power management, board-level architecture, and overall function of devices.
• Evaluate sensors, electronic components, and new hardware integrations for future product capabilities.
• Write firmware and software for hardware control, testing, debugging, and device operation.
• Support board bring-up, failure analysis, and fast iteration across prototype builds.
• Collaborate closely with the mechanical engineering team to integrate electronics into wearable form factors.
• Help move hardware quickly from early prototype to functional, field-ready systems.

Skills

Circuit design

PCB layout

Soldering

Firmware development

Hardware testing

Prototype debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

PCB CAD tools

Job description

Valinor Reflex is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own circuit design and PCB layout for our next‑generation smart optics system. You will hand‑build hardware, integrate sensors, and develop firmware to control devices on a small engineering team.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of hands‑on hardware experience, PCB design skills, and comfort with soldering, testing, and prototyping. This role supports rapid iteration toward field‑ready wearables.