Principal Digital Design Engineer (DOD cleared)

Associates Systems; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Associates Systems is seeking a Digital Design Engineer in Tucson, AZ, to design, analyze, simulate, test, and integrate digital electronic modules for advanced missile systems. This on-site role requires hands-on hardware development across full lifecycle, from requirements to hardware integration.

The position emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, performance of lab checkout, and adherence to security clearances.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in electronics circuit design and development.
• Experience with digital hardware design for complex electronic systems or multi-assembly units.
• Experience developing and supporting complex, multi-layer circuit card assemblies.
• Strong understanding of circuit card design principles, including schematic development and layout coordination.
• Experience with digital designs involving processors, FPGAs, memory devices, and embedded interfaces.
• Proficiency with electronic design and simulation tools used for schematic creation, PCB layout support, and signal/power integrity analysis.
• Hands-on experience with hardware checkout, integration, debug, and test execution in a lab environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, simulate, test, and integrate digital electronic modules and circuit card assemblies.
• Support development of hardware designs involving processors, FPGAs, memory, and digital interface technologies.
• Create, analyze, and manage hardware requirements for digital circuit card designs.
• Perform parts selection, trade studies, and component-level design evaluations.
• Develop hardware architecture concepts, block diagrams, and design documentation.
• Support schematic capture and coordinate with layout teams through the physical PCB layout process.
• Contribute to multi-layer circuit card assembly design, review, and development activities.
• Perform lab checkout, debug, and integration of hardware using test plans and engineering lab equipment.
• Support signal integrity, power integrity, and layout-related design analysis.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering teams to resolve design, integration, and test issues.

Skills

Electronics circuit design

Schematic development

PCB layout coordination

Signal integrity

Lab testing

Tools

Schematic capture tools

PCB layout tools

EMI/EMC analysis tools

Job description

All Qualified candidates will be responded to in 24 hours or less
Interim Secret required prior to start
Employment type: Full Time W-2 or Contract
Rate: open to Negotiation
Benefits: including Health, Dental Vision, PTO, Holidays, 401K,etc

Digital Design Engineer

Location: Tucson, AZ
Schedule: On-Site | Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Clearance: Secret

Role Summary

We are seeking a Digital Design Engineer to support the design, analysis, simulation, test, and integration of digital electronic modules and circuit card assemblies for advanced missile systems.

This role is focused on full lifecycle digital hardware development, including requirements analysis, architecture definition, schematic capture, circuit card design support, lab checkout, and hardware integration. The engineer will work in a collaborative, on-site team environment supporting complex electronic assemblies used in high-reliability defense applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, simulate, test, and integrate digital electronic modules and circuit card assemblies.
• Support development of hardware designs involving processors, FPGAs, memory, and digital interface technologies.
• Create, analyze, and manage hardware requirements for digital circuit card designs.
• Perform parts selection, trade studies, and component-level design evaluations.
• Develop hardware architecture concepts, block diagrams, and design documentation.
• Support schematic capture and coordinate with layout teams through the physical PCB layout process.
• Contribute to multi-layer circuit card assembly design, review, and development activities.
• Perform lab checkout, debug, and integration of hardware using test plans and engineering lab equipment.
• Support signal integrity, power integrity, and layout-related design analysis.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering teams to resolve design, integration, and test issues.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in electronics circuit design and development.
• Experience with digital hardware design for complex electronic systems or multi-assembly units.
• Experience developing and supporting complex, multi-layer circuit card assemblies.
• Strong understanding of circuit card design principles, including schematic development and layout coordination.
• Experience with digital designs involving processors, FPGAs, memory devices, and embedded interfaces.
• Proficiency with electronic design and simulation tools used for schematic creation, PCB layout support, and signal/power integrity analysis.
• Hands‑on experience with hardware checkout, integration, debug, and test execution in a lab environment.

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