Senior Digital Hardware Designer

Datrose; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 115,000 - 191,000; Part time

Job summary

Defense-Aerospace seeks a Senior Digital Hardware Designer for a long-term contractor position in Scottsdale, AZ. The role focuses on high-speed PCBs, signal integrity, and technical leadership to mentor junior engineers.

The candidate will work on innovative, flexible, integrated solutions aligned with defense programs and industry best practices, while adhering to security and program policies.

Qualifications

• Requires EE degree and 8+ years of experience, or a Master's with 6+ years.
• Contract position; DoD Secret security clearance preferred.
• Experience with high-speed signaling and PCBs.

Responsibilities

• Exercise creative thinking to advance business performance.
• Deliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet changing business needs.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to lower level designers.
• Follow industry trends and comply with policies and procedures.

Skills

Schematic capture

Multi-layer PCBs

Signal integrity

MCUs/FPGA/SoC

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mentor Design Tools

Job description

Job Details

Job Category: Engineering

Position Type: Contractor

Job ID #: 16062

Posted: 6/9/2026

Role

Senior Digital Hardware Designer

Client

Defense-Aerospace

Hourly Rate

up to $92/hr (W2, non-benefited)

Length

Long-term

Location

Scottsdale, AZ

Clearance

Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire.

Description

• Exercise creative thinking and ideation to advance our business performance.
• Deliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet changing business needs.
• Support and engage in programs, projects and practices behind the company culture and strategy, and comply with all policies and procedures.
• Follow industry and department trends and developments to ensure our services are consistent with, and/or superior to, industry best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and/or direction to lower level designers

Required Skills

• Experience with schematic capture
• Extensive experience designing multi-layer Printer Circuit Boards with controlled impedance layers and blind micro-vias
• Able to analyze and test for signal integrity, crosstalk, etc.
• Familiar with several families of Micro Processors, Micro Controllers, FPGAs and System-on-Chips
• Demonstrates initiative on assignments, exercises strong independent judgment
• Able to technically lead/mentor less senior engineers

Desired Skills

• Preferred experience with Mentor design tools
• High Reliability or Space experience
• Experience with Worst Case Analysis, Stress Analysis

Required Education and Experience

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.