Hardware Systems Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking an experienced Hardware Systems Engineer to help design, review, and evolve mission-critical distributed C2 systems for DoD applications. You’ll join a team of engineers tackling real-time problems to support the warfighter and advance tactical systems.

You will review circuit card assemblies, computing architectures, and system-level performance, contributing to design quality, integration, and test coverage in lab environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in hardware design for digital and embedded systems.
• Ability to review schematics, drawings and test procedures for quality and coverage.
• Strong collaboration across engineering teams to meet mission requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review and contribute to the design and integration of complex digital hardware and embedded systems, with emphasis on circuit card assemblies, computing architectures, and system-level performance.
• Review circuit card schematics, drawings, and test procedures, providing feedback to improve design quality and test coverage.

Skills

Embedded systems

Circuit design

System integration

Tools

Cadence

LabVIEW

Job description

Description

Are you passionate about digital hardware, embedded systems, and complex tactical systems?

Description

Are you passionate about digital hardware, embedded systems, and complex tactical systems?

Do you enjoy digging into circuit card designs, system architectures, and lab integration work?

If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL.

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Systems Engineer to help us design, review, and evolve mission-critical distributed C2 systems for DoD applications. You’ll be joining a hardworking team of engineers who tackle challenging real-time problems in support of the warfighter. We strive to foster an environment of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning. As a member of our team, you will contribute to the development, integration, and sustainment of advanced tactical systems.

As a Hardware Systems Engineer in the Distributed C2 Real-time Engineering

• Your primary responsibility will be to review and contribute to the design and integration of complex digital hardware and embedded systems, with a strong focus on circuit card assemblies, computing architectures, and system-level performance.
• You will review circuit card schematics, drawings, and test procedures, providing thoughtful and technically sound feedback to improve design quality and test coverage.
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