Lead Avionics Circuit Card Design Engineer

Jobtailor; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Cedar Rapids, IA, seeks an experienced hardware engineer to design and analyze Circuit Card Assemblies for avionics computers, including processors, memory, and interfaces. You will lead hardware integration testing, capture schematics, and design avionics I/O interfaces such as Ethernet, ARINC 429, MIL-STD 1553, and PCIe.

You will oversee PCB layout, apply DfX practices, mentor junior engineers, support the full hardware lifecycle from pursuit to factory transition, and collaborate

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics; 8+ years experience or advanced degree with 5+ years experience.
• Hands‑on troubleshooting experience.
• Experience in the defense or aerospace industry preferred.
• Experience with avionics regulatory and certification requirements (TSO, DO-160, DO-254, MIL-STD-461) preferred.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze Circuit Card Assemblies for avionics computers, including processors, memory, and interfaces.
• Perform hardware integration testing using laboratory equipment.
• Capture schematics for mixed-signal digital/analog electrical circuit designs.
• Design avionics I/O interfaces including Ethernet, ARINC 429, MIL-STD 1553, and PCIe.
• Oversee Printed Circuit Board layout.
• Apply Design to Cost, Design for Manufacturing, and Design for Test practices.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and delegate tasks.
• Support all phases of the hardware development lifecycle, including program pursuit, design, integration, verification, and factory transition.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Environmental Effects, Manufacturing/Operations, and Design-to-Cost teams.
• Ensure product requirements are successfully achieved.
• Perform hands‑on troubleshooting and, where applicable, root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

Hardware testing

Root cause analysis

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

PCB layout

Electrical circuit simulation

EMI/EMC testing

Job description

Jobtailor in Cedar Rapids, IA, seeks an experienced hardware engineer to design and analyze Circuit Card Assemblies for avionics computers, including processors, memory, and interfaces. You will lead hardware integration testing, capture schematics, and design avionics I/O interfaces such as Ethernet, ARINC 429, MIL-STD 1553, and PCIe.

You will oversee PCB layout, apply DfX practices, mentor junior engineers, support the full hardware lifecycle from pursuit to factory transition, and collaborate