Senior electrical engineer

Aegis Search Ltd; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegis Search Ltd in Herndon, VA, seeks an experienced hardware designer to take high‑speed digital boards from concept through production, focusing on FPGA/CPU/microcontroller integration for aerospace applications.

You will own schematic capture, PCB layout, bring‑up and test, lead debugging, and mentor junior engineers on a hybrid schedule with on‑site work in Virginia and optional remote days.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of commercial experience on digital hardware.
• High speed digital experience – including DDR, SerDes, PCIe, or similar interfaces.
• Track record of bring products from paper to production.
• Strong schematic, simulations/analysis, and layout experience.

Responsibilities

• Take high speed digital boards from concept through to production
• Design hardware around FPGAs, CPUs, and microcontrollers
• Carry out design analysis for extreme / space environments
• Own the schematic capture and PCB layout
• Lead bring up and test efforts

Skills

High-speed digital hardware

Schematic design

PCB layout

FPGA/CPU/microcontroller integration

Design analysis for space environments

Job description

You’ll join a small R&D team and will take board level digital designs through the entire lifecycle: schematic capture, simulation and analysis, PCB layout, board bring up, and test. You’ll see your boards produced and be delivered to customers – who will send them to space.

This is a new role that’s been created due to several large projects wins, if you want to, you’ll have the opportunity to mentor junior engineers and take ownership over projects / products as well. There’s plenty of interesting technical challenges here for you to work on.

They work on a hybrid basis- the site in the Herndon, Virginia, area, and you will be able to work from home twice a week if you want. The base salary is in the region of $160k – $200k dependent on experience, plus a bonus and comprehensive benefits package.

What you’ll do

• Take high speed digital boards from concept through to production
• Design hardware around FPGAs, CPUs, and microcontrollers
• Carry out design analysis for extreme / space environments
• Own the schematic capture and PCB layout
• Lead bring up and test efforts

What you’ll need

• 8+ years commercial experience on digital hardware
• High speed digital experience – including DDR, SerDes, PCIe, or similar interfaces
• Track record of bring products from from paper to production
• Strong schematic, simulations/analysis, and layout experience

This position requires access to information or technology controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). To ensure compliance with U.S. government export controls, all applicants must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 CFR § 120.62 (i.e., a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident/Green Card holder, or eligible asylee/refugee) or the company must be able to obtain a required export authorization from the U.S. Department of State