Remote Hardware Engineer: Safety-Critical Aerospace

xbowsystems; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Aerospace projects

Flexible/remote options

Career growth

Competitive compensation

Job summary

X-Bow is seeking a Hardware Engineer to lead the design, development, testing, qualification, and manufacture of safety-critical hardware for aerospace applications. You will ensure regulatory compliance and work cross-functionally to deliver robust ISDs, ESADs, and fuzes.

Role involves prototyping, testing, and overseeing the transition from design to production, with emphasis on reliability, risk analysis, and traceability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an advanced degree in Systems Engineering with Electrical Engineering experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of related industry experience.
• Proven experience in product development, including design, testing, qualification, and manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of system-level design principles, including reliability, risk analysis, and safety-critical design.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1901a and MIL-STD-1316 standards or similar regulatory frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with prototyping, testing, and validation of hardware systems.
• Ability to track requirements and link test results, design decisions, and analyses to requirement fulfillment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and quality.
• Experience with environmental testing and qualification processes for hardware systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, qualification, and manufacturing of safety-critical hardware systems throughout their lifecycle.
• Verify requirements to ensure alignment with safety, performance, and regulatory standards as guided by USG Safety Boards.
• Document design processes, test results, and compliance with standards to ensure traceability, quality, and regulatory adherence.
• Conduct detailed analyses to support system-level design decisions, including reliability and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineers, to ensure seamless integration and production readiness.
• Develop prototypes and oversee testing to validate design performance and compliance with requirements.
• Manage the transition from design to manufacturing, ensuring designs are optimized for production and meet quality standards.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Systems Engineering

Reliability analysis

Risk analysis

Hardware design

Prototyping

Testing

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree in Systems Engineering with EE experience

Job description

X-Bow is seeking a Hardware Engineer to lead the design, development, testing, qualification, and manufacture of safety-critical hardware for aerospace applications. You will ensure regulatory compliance and work cross-functionally to deliver robust ISDs, ESADs, and fuzes.

Role involves prototyping, testing, and overseeing the transition from design to production, with emphasis on reliability, risk analysis, and traceability.