Senior Electrical Engineer — Onsite Hardware Architect

Power Device Corporation; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Device Corporation in Poway, CA, is seeking an experienced hardware design engineer to lead the development of high-reliability digital electronics for aerospace, defense, and space applications. The role emphasizes schematic design, PCB layout, FPGA and processor interfaces, and verification planning, with mentoring of junior engineers and collaboration across engineering teams.

Requires strong background in high-speed design, signal integrity, and experience with DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of hardware or digital design experience.
• Strong background in high-speed PCB design and signal integrity.
• Experience with DDR, PCIe, Ethernet interfaces preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware architectures and detailed designs to meet performance, reliability, cost, and schedule targets.
• Lead schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, integration, verification, and troubleshooting.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Own design reviews and risk mitigation across hardware projects.
• Support manufacturing with production issues and design changes.

Skills

Digital hardware design

PCB development

Signal integrity

High-speed design

FPGA design

Team leadership

Hardware debugging

Schematic capture

DDR/PCIe interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Job description

Power Device Corporation in Poway, CA, is seeking an experienced hardware design engineer to lead the development of high-reliability digital electronics for aerospace, defense, and space applications. The role emphasizes schematic design, PCB layout, FPGA and processor interfaces, and verification planning, with mentoring of junior engineers and collaboration across engineering teams.

Requires strong background in high-speed design, signal integrity, and experience with DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, and