Realtime Hardware Systems Engineer - Embedded and C2

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

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.