Hardware Engineer

The Judge Group; Town of Owego (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group seeks a PCB Design & Test Engineer to support RF and digital CCAs for advanced electronic systems. The role blends PCB design with hands-on lab testing, verification, and MATLAB-based test automation.

The ideal candidate has 4–6+ years of PCB design experience, hands-on hardware troubleshooting, and familiarity with RF test equipment; active Secret clearance is required. Siemens Xpedition or alternatives like Altium, Cadence, or PSpice are preferred.

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of PCB design experience.
• Experience with circuit card assembly (CCA) design, verification, and testing.
• Strong electronics troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Experience with RF test equipment such as Signal Generators, Vector Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analysers.
• Experience creating or modifying MATLAB scripts.
• Ability to work hands-on in a hardware laboratory environment.
• Understanding of digital and RF hardware systems.
• Active Secret Security Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Perform PCB design activities for RF and digital electronic assemblies.
• Support circuit card assembly (CCA) builds and integration efforts.
• Conduct engineering verification and engineering checkout of CCAs.
• Develop, modify, and maintain MATLAB scripts for test automation and data analysis.
• Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of electronic circuit card issues.
• Execute hands-on testing using RF measurement equipment.
• Analyze test results and document findings.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.
• Support qualification and validation activities for Electronic Warfare-related products.
• Ensure compliance with engineering processes, quality standards, and ESD procedures.

Skills

PCB design

RF test equipment troubleshooting

MATLAB scripting

Hands-on hardware lab work

Active Secret clearance

Tools

Siemens Xpedition

Altium Designer

Zuken

Cadence Allegro

PSpice

MATLAB

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a PCB Design & Test Engineer to support the design, build, verification, and troubleshooting of RF and Digital Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) used in advanced electronic systems. This role combines PCB design responsibilities with hands‑on lab testing, engineering checkout activities, and test automation using MATLAB.

The ideal candidate will have experience designing PCBs, troubleshooting electronic hardware, and working with RF test equipment in a laboratory environment. Experience with Siemens Xpedition is desirable, though candidates with comparable PCB design tools such as Altium, Zuken, Cadence, PSpice, or similar physical design platforms will also be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform PCB design activities for RF and digital electronic assemblies.
• Support circuit card assembly (CCA) builds and integration efforts.
• Conduct engineering verification and engineering checkout of CCAs.
• Develop, modify, and maintain MATLAB scripts for test automation and data analysis.
• Perform troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of electronic circuit card issues.
• Execute hands‑on testing using RF measurement equipment.
• Analyze test results and document findings.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.
• Support qualification and validation activities for Electronic Warfare-related products.
• Ensure compliance with engineering processes, quality standards, and ESD procedures.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Active Secret Security Clearance (required).
• 4-6+ years of PCB design experience.
• Experience with circuit card assembly (CCA) design, verification, and testing.
• Strong electronics troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Experience with RF test equipment such as:
• * Signal Generators
  • Vector Network Analyzers (PNA/VNA)
  • Spectrum Analyzers
• Experience creating or modifying MATLAB scripts.
• Experience with test automation.
• Ability to work hands‑on in a hardware laboratory environment.
• Understanding of digital and RF hardware systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Siemens Xpedition.
• Experience with Altium Designer, Zuken, Cadence Allegro, PSpice, or similar PCB design platforms.
• Electronic Warfare (EW), Aerospace, Defense, or Military Systems experience.
• Experience supporting build and integration activities.
• Familiarity with engineering verification and validation processes.
• Exposure to ESD-controlled manufacturing/testing environments.