Remote Electronic Hardware Engineer - PCB & System Design

Praxy; Wilmington, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental coverage

401(k) with match

Professional development

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions seeks an Electronic Hardware Engineer to drive full lifecycle PCB design for a next-generation control system in a safety-critical, nuclear/aerospace context. You will tackle signal integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal performance, and production readiness while collaborating with systems, software, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years in hardware/PCB design, with hands-on board bring-up, validation, and BOM

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electronic hardware / PCB design.
• Own full lifecycle PCB development (architecture, schematic capture, layout, validation, and production).
• Strong BOM and component selection experience with lifecycle considerations.
• Proficiency with PCB design tools (Altium preferred).
• Board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation experience.
• Understand signal and power integrity, EMI/EMC, and thermal design.
• DFM/DFA with fabrication/vendor collaboration; production/sustaining support.
• Ability to collaborate across electrical and mechanical interfaces; safety-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Own full lifecycle PCB design and development from concept through production and sustaining support.
• Define design approach, requirements interpretation, architecture, and component selection.
• Develop schematic capture, PCB layout, routing, and placement using Altium or equivalent.
• Address board level design considerations including signal integrity, power, EMI, and thermal performance.
• Perform and support board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation activities.
• Develop and execute integration and system-level testing, documenting results and resolving issues.
• Create manufacturing test procedures and support production readiness (DFM/DFA).
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues across development and production.
• Support mechanical integration (enclosure, packaging, thermal constraints) and protests with teams.
• Provide production and sustaining engineering support and design updates as needed.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and manufacturing for successful delivery.
• Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to define scope and assess risks.

Skills

PCB design

Schematic capture

Layout

DFM/DFA

Altium

Signal integrity

Thermal design

Hardware validation

Vendor interaction

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions seeks an Electronic Hardware Engineer to drive full lifecycle PCB design for a next-generation control system in a safety-critical, nuclear/aerospace context. You will tackle signal integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal performance, and production readiness while collaborating with systems, software, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years in hardware/PCB design, with hands-on board bring-up, validation, and BOM