Senior Electrical Engineer - Onsite, High-Reliability Hardware Leader

pdc; 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 digital hardware development for aerospace and defense applications. You will oversee schematic capture, PCB development, board bring-up, verification, and power/clocking architectures in a highly collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes leadership, complex signal integrity analyses, and cross-functional coordination with FPGA, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years hardware or digital design experience in aerospace/defense is preferred.
• Strong expertise in digital hardware, PCB layout, and signal integrity.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware architectures and detailed designs meeting performance, reliability, and schedule goals.
• Lead design decisions for processors, FPGAs, memories, interfaces, and support circuitry.
• Coordinate hardware development with FPGA, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead board bring-up, integration, verification, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop plans, estimates, and risk mitigation strategies.

Skills

Digital hardware design

Multilayer PCB development

Signal integrity analysis

Power integrity analysis

High-speed design

DDR/PCIe interfaces

FPGA basics (VHDL/Verilog)

Oscilloscopes & test equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

8+ years hardware/digital design experience

Master's degree (plus)

Tools

Schematic capture tools

PCB design tools

FPGA tooling

Job description

Power Device Corporation in Poway, CA is seeking an experienced hardware design engineer to lead digital hardware development for aerospace and defense applications. You will oversee schematic capture, PCB development, board bring-up, verification, and power/clocking architectures in a highly collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes leadership, complex signal integrity analyses, and cross-functional coordination with FPGA, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.