Senior Electrical Engineer, Edge Hardware for Maritime AI

Quartermaster; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quartermaster is seeking a versatile Electrical Engineer to lead design, development, and validation of the electrical subsystems powering the SmartMast platform—an edge-deployed, Linux and GPU-based sensor node for maritime intelligence.

In this role, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of electrical design, from schematic capture and multi-layer PCB layout through to board bring-up, hardware debugging, and environmental validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience designing, bringing up, and delivering production-grade embedded hardware.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Altium Designer, OrCAD).
• Strong foundation in high-speed signal integrity, power electronics, and mixed-signal design principles.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, bench validation, and lab debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters.
• Familiarity with camera and high-speed data interfaces (CSI, USB3, Ethernet, PCIe) as well as serial buses (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN).
• Experience designing ruggedized electronics built for environmentally constrained, high-reliability, or outdoor deployments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across multidisciplinary hardware, software, and mechanical teams.
• Bonus: experience with NVIDIA embedded platforms (Jetson), RF design considerations, or marine/aerospace hardware deployments.

Responsibilities

• Create schematics and multi-layer board layouts using industry-standard EDA tools, optimized for thermal, EMI, and mechanical constraints.
• Oversee PCB fabrication and assembly partners, managing BOMs, performing DFM/DFA reviews, and validating prototype runs.
• Integrate and interface peripherals and sensor payloads, including cameras, GPUs, SDRs, GNSS/GPS, IMUs, PoE, radar, and environmental sensors.
• Design rugged power delivery networks, including battery integration, surge suppression, and redundant regulation paths for safety-critical systems.
• Perform hands-on electrical bring-up, validation, and board-level troubleshooting across prototypes and production units using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and lab instrumentation.
• Drive design-for-reliability initiatives across shock, vibration, ingress protection (IP rating), lightning protection, and extreme thermal conditions.
• Support enclosure packaging and harness design in close collaboration with mechanical engineering to ensure robust physical and electrical integration.
• Maintain comprehensive engineering documentation, including schematics, test procedures, manufacturing guidelines, and hardware change logs (ECOs).
• Collaborate with software and AI teams to validate hardware stability and signal integrity under real-world workloads and operational field conditions.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

High-speed signals

Power electronics

Lab bring-up

Camera interfaces

USB3

Ethernet

PCIe

I2C

SPI

UART

CAN

NVIDIA Jetson

RF design considerations

Environmental ruggedization

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD

Job description

Quartermaster is seeking a versatile Electrical Engineer to lead design, development, and validation of the electrical subsystems powering the SmartMast platform—an edge-deployed, Linux and GPU-based sensor node for maritime intelligence.

In this role, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of electrical design, from schematic capture and multi-layer PCB layout through to board bring-up, hardware debugging, and environmental validation.