Mission-Critical Mixed-Signal Hardware Engineer

KFORM Defense; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

KFORM Defense in Sterling, VA, seeks a hardware engineer to lead multidisciplinary development across electrical, mechanical, embedded, and test domains. You will design circuits in Altium, develop prototypes, and plan production transfers to deliver reliable, manufacturable hardware for defense programs.

You will mentor juniors, collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams, and independently manage smaller projects from concept to delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in electrical, mechanical, mechatronics or related field.
• 3–5 years in hardware product design, development, prototyping, testing, or multidisciplinary engineering.
• Hands-on prototyping with fabrication tools, electronics, and test equipment.
• Experience with Altium or equivalent design environments and documentation of engineering rationale.
• Ability to work across electrical, mechanical, and firmware domains and communicate designs clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware development across electrical, mechanical, embedded, test, and manufacturing domains.
• Design circuits and layouts in ECAD (Altium preferred) and align interfaces with mechanical and firmware teams.
• Prototype rapidly using bench tools and iterate with hands‑on builds.
• Plan and execute tests for performance, durability, reliability, and manufacturability; analyze data and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program teams to optimize for cost, schedule, and robustness.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical design

Embedded systems

Prototyping

Documentation

Altium

ECAD

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics

Tools

Altium

ECAD

Job description

KFORM Defense in Sterling, VA, seeks a hardware engineer to lead multidisciplinary development across electrical, mechanical, embedded, and test domains. You will design circuits in Altium, develop prototypes, and plan production transfers to deliver reliable, manufacturable hardware for defense programs.

You will mentor juniors, collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams, and independently manage smaller projects from concept to delivery.