Full time

Zohorecruit; Idaho; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

9/80 work schedule

Benefits: medical, dental, vision; 401

401(k) with company match

Job summary

CTI Consulting & Staffing is partnering with a leading aviation instrumentation manufacturer to find a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for their team in Clearwater, Florida. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a company that has been building certified avionics products for commercial, military, and business aviation platforms for more than 70 years.

This role is hands-on, owning the full hardware design chain in a DO-254/DO-178C environment, including analog/digital board design,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on board design experience for aerospace applications.
• DO-254 and DO-178C structured hardware development guidelines familiarity.
• PCB layout review experience with Altium, PADS or Allegro.
• U.S. Person status required; on-site in Clearwater, FL.

Responsibilities

• Translate design requirements into analog and digital board designs with component selection, simulation, schematic capture, and layout reviews.
• Develop and execute test procedures for avionics board-level products.
• Perform PCB layout reviews using Altium, PADS, or Allegro.
• Interface with manufacturing for production test support and troubleshoot.
• Own the full hardware design cycle from requirements to documentation and test.

Skills

Board design ownership

System integration

Microprocessor architectures

DO-254 & DO-178C familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Mentor PADS

Cadence Allegro

Job description

CTI Consulting & Staffing is partnering with a leading aviation instrumentation manufacturer to find a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for their team in Clearwater, Florida. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a company that has been building certified avionics products for commercial, military, and business aviation platforms for more than 70 years. This is not a support role - this is a hands-on ownership position working the full hardware design chain in a structured, DO-254 compliant development environment.

What You'll Do

• Translate design requirements into analog and digital board designs, including component selection, simulation, schematic capture, layout review, and documentation
  
• Develop and execute test procedures for avionics board-level products
  
• Perform PCB layout reviews using Altium, PADS, or Allegro
  
• Support system integration to verify board function within the intended avionics platform
  
• Interface with in-house manufacturing for production test support and troubleshooting
  
• Execute board design activities within a structured DO-254 / DO-178C compliant development process
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including firmware, manufacturing, and test engineering
  
• Support customer-facing technical deliverables as needed
  

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering discipline
  
• 7+ years of hands-on board design experience for aerospace applications
  
• Proven ownership of the full design cycle: requirements through schematic capture, component selection, layout, documentation, and test
  
• Familiarity with DO-254 and DO-178C structured hardware development guidelines
  
• Experience with PCB layout review using Altium, PADS, or Allegro
  
• Working knowledge of microprocessor implementation and data/power bus architectures
  
• Experience supporting system integration within avionics or aerospace platforms
  
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) - proof of status required; this role involves access to export-controlled technology
  

Nice-to-Have

• Hands-on PCB layout experience (in addition to layout review)
  
• Familiarity with ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, or other avionics data bus protocols
  
• Experience on military avionics or rotorcraft programs
  
• Familiarity with DO-160 environmental qualification testing
  
• Prior experience at an FAA-certified avionics manufacturer or Tier 1 aerospace supplier
  

Technical Environment

• EDA Tools: Altium Designer, Mentor PADS, Cadence Allegro
  
• Design Standards: DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160
  
• Product types: Analog and digital avionics boards, air data systems, standby displays, sensors and probes
  
• Microsoft Office Suite
  

What Success Looks Like

• Within 90 days: Integrated into active design programs, tool environment operational, participating in design reviews and layout reviews with minimal ramp time
  
• Within 6 months: Owning assigned board-level design tasks from schematic capture through documentation and test, contributing to program milestone delivery
  
• Long-term: Recognized as a senior technical resource who can mentor junior engineers and interface directly with customers on technical deliverables
  

Compensation and Schedule

• Base Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
  
• Profit Sharing: Year-end profit sharing plan
  
• Schedule: 9/80 work week (every other Friday off)
  
• Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision; 401(k) with company match; professional development and mentorship
  

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related engineering discipline
  
• 7+ years of board-level electrical design experience in aerospace applications
  
• PCB layout review experience (Altium, PADS, or Allegro)
  
• Microprocessor and data/power bus architecture implementation
  
• System integration experience within avionics or aerospace platforms
  
• U.S. Person status required (ITAR); proof of status required before employment
  
• 100% onsite in Clearwater, FL - no remote or hybrid
  

Preferred

• Hands-on PCB layout design in addition to review
  
• ARINC 429 or MIL-STD-1553 implementation experience
  
• Military avionics or rotorcraft program experience
  
• Prior experience at an FAA-certified avionics OEM or Tier 1 aerospace supplier