Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer – High-Reliability

Southwest Research Institute; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute is seeking an experienced avionics hardware engineer to design, analyze, and integrate high-reliability electronic hardware for aerospace applications. You will develop schematics and run detailed power, signal integrity, and transient analyses using PSpice or equivalent tools.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 4–5+ years in schematic development, circuit analysis, and aerospace electronics, with a valid driver’s license

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required.
• 5+ years progressive electrical engineering experience in avionics or high-reliability systems preferred.
• 4+ years schematic development and circuit analysis experience (analog/digital/mixed-signal).
• 4 years using PSpice/SPICE or equivalent tools for circuit modeling and analysis.
• 4+ years avionics/aerospace electronics experience with aircraft electrical interfaces and laboratory integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and integrate avionics hardware, circuit card assemblies, and electrical interfaces.
• Develop schematics and perform detailed circuit, signal, power distribution, loading, transient analyses using PSpice or equivalent tools.
• Develop electrical models predicting circuit behavior across operating conditions.
• Lead hardware troubleshooting, verification, lab integration, and root-cause analysis for analog/digital/mixed-signal systems.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to mature avionics hardware from requirements through qualification.

Skills

Circuit analysis

Embedded systems

Power electronics

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

PSpice

SPICE

Job description

Southwest Research Institute is seeking an experienced avionics hardware engineer to design, analyze, and integrate high-reliability electronic hardware for aerospace applications. You will develop schematics and run detailed power, signal integrity, and transient analyses using PSpice or equivalent tools.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 4–5+ years in schematic development, circuit analysis, and aerospace electronics, with a valid driver’s license