Lead Electrical Hardware Engineer- Avionics

Evolving Solution Services; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolving Solution Services in Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking a Lead Electrical Hardware Engineer- Avionics to drive the design, development, and testing of in-house avionics hardware across product lines. The role reports to Electronic Systems Manager and oversees a team of engineers.

Key responsibilities include leading flight hardware avionics development, managing day-to-day tasking, providing technical guidance, and shaping the hardware design process and roadmap.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of electronics hardware development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of flight hardware avionics across product lines.

Skills

Hardware design

Systems engineering

Team leadership

Technical writing

Communications protocols

MS Office

Schematic design

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Eagle

OrCAD

Job description

Lead Electrical Hardware Engineer- Avionics

Full Time Regular Salary Pittsburgh HQ, Pittsburgh, PA, US

Salary Range: $140,000.00 To $160,000.00 Annually

The Lead Electrical Hardware Engineer will be responsible for functional management of the avionics team that design, manufacture and test our in-house avionics hardware across all company product lines. You will manage the day-to-day tasking and prioritization for individual contributors who report to you. You will report to the Electronic Systems Manager.

Job Responsibilities

• Leading the development of flight hardware avionics, including computing, signal conditioning, control electronics, filtering, data acquisition, and command & data handling (C&DH)
• Lead daily operations, scheduling, and tasking for the avionics team
• Providing technical and programmatic guidance to internal avionics team members (employees, subcontractors, consultants) and partner support personnel
• Establish review process for avionics engineering products prior to release and manufacturing
• Provide subject matter expertise in subsystem and vehicle phase-gate, milestone design reviews as independent reviewer
• Define internal work processes and standards for hardware design, circuit analysis, test execution, and result documentation
• Drive rapid troubleshooting, failure investigation, and resolution of electrical anomalies during component testing, vehicle assembly, and environmental testing
• Contribute to avionics product roadmap and R&D prioritization

Required Qualifications

• Experience in component/LRU electrical design
• Ability to mentor and lead small teams of engineers to design complex products
• Systems engineering (SE) experience for controlling requirements, risks, and integration flow
• Schematic and board design proficiency using software like Altium, Eagle, OrCAD, or similar
• Experience with communications protocols such as RS-422/RS-485/CAN/Ethernet/SPI/I2C/UARTDigital, analog, and signal conditioning design skills
• Good communication and technical writing skills
• Highly proficient with MSOffice tools
• 8+ years of experience in electronics hardware development
• B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Equivalent Work Experience

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in developing spacecraft electronics systems for a Class D unmanned spacecraft or similar
• Experience in High-Speed Digital printed circuit board design
• Experience implementing VITA VPX or SpaceVPX standards (VITA 46.0, VITA 65.0, VITA 78.0)
• Microsoft Project/JIRA or similar task management and scheduling tools
• Knowledge of Range Safety and Ground Safety electronics compliance
• Capable of utilizing mechanical computer aided design (CAD) tools to develop avionics systems
• Capable of programming FPGAs, microcontrollers, computer processors, graphic processors, or similar knowledge of NASA-STD 4001 and NASA-STD 4003 or similar
• Knowledge of space environmental tests
• Experience with testing for MIL-STD 461 or similar
• M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering