Senior Electrical Engineer – Circuit Design

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer to own end-to-end development of space-rated components. You will lead a cross-disciplinary team and collaborate with customers to define requirements, architecture, and verification for mission-critical flight hardware.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, 7+ years’ experience in ruggedized high-reliability hardware, and proven PCB design with Altium.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years in ruggedized, high-reliability hardware design.
• End-to-end space-rated component development from requirements to production.
• Experience in radiation-hardened design and EEE parts qualification.
• In-depth PCB design with Altium, impedance control and EMI/EMC.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product development for space-rated components.
• Provide leadership within cross-disciplinary teams.
• Define requirements and design architecture with stakeholders.
• Perform SI/PI analyses and lead design trade studies.
• Mentor junior engineers and review designs and docs.
• Support production, quality engineering, and defect disposition.

Skills

End-to-End Product Development

High-Performance Hardware Design

PCB Design

Digital Design (FPGAs)

Radiation Environments

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

MATLAB

Linux

Windows Shell Scripting

Job description

• Own end-to-end product development for a space-rated component
• Provide leadership as a member of a cross-disciplinary team
• Participate in the entire design cycle of flight- and mission-critical avionics
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define requirements and design architecture
• Incorporate printed circuit board interconnect systems and perform signal integrity and power integrity analyses
• Lead design trade studies
• Design avionics solutions for performance and high reliability in harsh environments
• Create mechanical interface definitions, specifications, and control documents
• Plan and conduct engineering tests and data reviews
• Create and deliver presentations, proposals, and training material on technical subjects
• Review assembly instructions and support hardware builds
• Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, and inspection
• Support Production and Quality Engineering, including dispositioning material defects
• Manage product design configuration revisions through the product lifecycle
• Mentor and train junior engineers
• Review and approve designs and documentation created by other team members

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field
• 7 or more years of hands-on experience designing ruggedized electronic components or high-performance, high-reliability hardware
• End-to-end product development experience for a space-rated component, from requirements definition through qualification and production release
• Demonstrated experience designing hardware for radiation environments, including EEE parts selection and qualification for space applications
• Experience integrating complex optoelectronic and electromechanical components into flight hardware assemblies
• Strong digital design experience, including FPGAs, CMOS sensors, and DDR memory
• Hands-on PCB design experience using Altium Designer, including multi-laminate stack-ups, impedance-controlled nets, FPGA integration, and EMI/EMC mitigation strategies for flight hardware
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident/current Green Card holder, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
• Blue's Standard Background Check required
• Preferred: Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
• Preferred: Experience leading complex spaceflight avionics programs, including hardware, firmware, and software integration
• Preferred: Experience performing worst-case circuit analysis, circuit FEA, and FMEA/FMECA for high-reliability applications
• Preferred: Background in fault detection, redundancy strategies, and system-level reliability modeling
• Preferred: Proficiency with Python, C, C++, MATLAB, and Linux/Windows shell scripting
• Preferred: Experience managing and mentoring engineering teams
• Preferred: Ability to work independently and drive progress on rapid development programs with aggressive schedules

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end product development for space-rated components, with a strong focus on designing high-performance, high-reliability avionics solutions. Proficient in PCB design, digital design, and integrating complex components while ensuring compliance with rigorous testing and quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• End-To-End Product Development
• High-Performance Hardware Design
• PCB Design Using Altium Designer
• Digital Design Experience Including FPGAs
• Experience in Radiation Environments

Hard Skills

• Electrical Engineering
• Avionics Design
• Signal Integrity Analysis
• Power Integrity Analysis
• Circuit FEA
• FMEA/FMECA
• Optoelectronic Component Integration
• EMI/EMC Mitigation Strategies
• Python Programming
• C++ Programming

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Problem-Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Blue's Standard Background Check

Industry Keywords

• Space-Rated Components
• Flight Hardware
• High-Reliability Applications
• Mission-Critical Avionics
• Ruggedized Electronic Components

Tools & Technologies

• Altium Designer
• MATLAB
• Linux
• Windows Shell Scripting