Senior Avionics & High-Rel Electronics Engineer

Ursa Major; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 118,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA/FSA)

Disability insurance (short & long)

Life insurance

401k with company match

EAP program

Job summary

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and qualify avionics hardware for advanced missile and defense systems. You will lead mixed-signal hardware efforts from requirements through production, collaborating with FPGA, embedded software, systems, mechanical, and test teams to ensure reliability in harsh environments.

The role demands a strong background in high‑speed analog/digital design, PCB layout, EMI/EMC, power management, and DO‑254 or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years designing electronic hardware for aerospace/defense/high-reliability applications.
• Experience designing complex mixed-signal PCB assemblies.
• Strong analog/digital circuit design, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and PCB layout knowledge.
• Experience with high-speed digital interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, RS-422/485).
• Experience integrating processor-, FPGA-, or embedded electronic systems.
• Familiarity with power conversion, distribution, and management.
• Experience with EMI/EMC design and qualification standards (MIL-STD-461, DO-160).
• Experience with hardware integration, verification, and environmental testing.

Responsibilities

• Design mixed-signal avionics hardware and guide products through full development lifecycle.
• Develop high-reliability electronics including processor- and FPGA-based cards, power circuits, and interfaces.
• Support system architecture, component selection, and performance analysis.
• Develop interfaces between hardware, FPGA, and embedded software.
• Perform derating, worst-case analysis, and reliability assessments.
• Support schematic capture, PCB reviews, DFМ/DFT, and production transition.
• Develop hardware integration and environmental test plans.
• Investigate failures and perform root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with FPGA, software, systems, mechanical, and QA teams.

Skills

Electrical design

Mixed-signal design

High-speed interfaces

Reliability engineering

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Altium Designer

KiCad

Cadence Allegro

Mentor Xpedition

Job description

Ursa Major in Colorado is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and qualify avionics hardware for advanced missile and defense systems. You will lead mixed-signal hardware efforts from requirements through production, collaborating with FPGA, embedded software, systems, mechanical, and test teams to ensure reliability in harsh environments.

The role demands a strong background in high‑speed analog/digital design, PCB layout, EMI/EMC, power management, and DO‑254 or