Senior Electronics Design Engineer

USA Tech Recruit; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Relocation assistance

Benefits package

Job summary

USA Tech Recruit in California is seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to lead end-to-end electronic design for precision electro-optical systems in aerospace/defense. You will own from concept through production with hands-on hardware, software, and FPGA collaboration.

The role requires 6+ years with hardware design, experience with Altium/Cadence, embedded C, and ability to obtain US clearance. Onsite schedule 9/80 with relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE/Electronics with 6+ years, or graduate degree with 4+ years.
• Strong experience in analog, digital and mixed-signal electronics.
• Hands-on with design tools: Altium, Cadence, OrCAD, PADS, SPICE or Mentor Graphics.
• Experience with microcontroller-based board design, embedded C programming and debugging.
• Experience taking electronics through design, build, integration, test and production.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams across electrical, optical, mechanical, software, firmware and FPGA.
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.
• Experience with electro-optical, imaging, sensing, aerospace or defence systems.
• Experience with stepper motor control circuit design.
• Experience integrating FPGA-based designs with hardware.
• Strong understanding of digital electronics architecture and component availability.
• Experience with version control tools and best practices.
• Existing TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Experience supporting customer-facing technical reviews and proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design activities from system requirements through implementation, integration and production release.
• Develop and review schematics, block diagrams, electrical wiring diagrams and circuit designs.
• Lead bench-level integration of hardware with software, firmware and FPGA systems.
• Plan and execute hardware testing, validation activities and design reviews.
• Develop technical trade studies and contribute to project planning, cost and schedule decisions.
• Present circuit designs, analysis, performance budgets and test results to engineering teams and customers.

Skills

Analog/digital/mixed-signal

Embedded C

FPGA/integration

PCB design tools

MCU-based design

System integration

Version control

US Security Clearance

Defense electronics

Electro-optical sensing

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Electronics Eng

Graduate degree (MS/PhD) optional

Tools

Altium

Cadence

OrCAD

PADS

SPICE

Job description

Onsite (9/80 working schedule - every other Friday off)

A leading aerospace and defence technology company developing advanced sensing, communications and mission-critical systems is expanding its engineering team in California. The Senior Electronics Design Engineer will join a multidisciplinary team developing precision electro-optical technology, with hands-on ownership across electronics design, integration and validation. This is an opportunity for a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to make a direct impact on sophisticated defence systems while working across Senior Electronics Design Engineer projects from concept through production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design activities from system requirements through implementation, integration and production release.
• Develop and review schematics, block diagrams, electrical wiring diagrams and circuit designs.
• Lead bench-level integration of hardware with software, firmware and FPGA systems.
• Plan and execute hardware testing, validation activities and design reviews.
• Develop technical trade studies and contribute to project planning, cost and schedule decisions.
• Present circuit designs, analysis, performance budgets and test results to engineering teams and customers.

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related discipline, with 6+ years of relevant experience; alternatively, a graduate degree with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience designing analog, digital and mixed-signal electronics.
• Hands‑on experience with electronic design and simulation tools such as Altium, Cadence, OrCAD, PADS, SPICE or Mentor Graphics.
• Experience with microcontroller‑based board design, embedded C programming and debugging.
• Experience taking electronics through the development lifecycle, including design, build, integration, test and production.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams across electrical, optical, mechanical, software, firmware and FPGA disciplines.
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.
• Experience with electro‑optical, imaging, sensing, aerospace or defence systems.
• Experience with stepper motor control circuit design.
• Experience integrating FPGA‑based designs with electronic hardware.
• Strong understanding of digital electronics architecture and component availability.
• Experience with version control tools and best practices.
• Existing TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Experience supporting customer‑facing technical reviews and proposal activities.

Why Apply?

• Work on sophisticated precision electro‑optical and defence technology with real‑world mission impact.
• Take genuine end‑to‑end ownership of electronics development, from architecture and design through integration and test.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers across electronics, optics, FPGA, firmware, software and mechanical engineering.
• Join a technically demanding environment where your hardware directly contributes to mission‑critical systems.
• Benefit from a 9/80 working schedule, providing every other Friday off.
• Base, plus comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance.

Recruiter's Note

We're particularly interested in Senior Electronics Engineers, Senior Electronics Design Engineers, Hardware Design Engineers and Electronics Design Engineers with strong hands‑on experience in analog/digital/mixed‑signal circuit design, PCB development, microcontrollers, embedded C and hardware integration.

Candidates from aerospace, defence, electro‑optics, imaging, sensors, robotics or other high‑reliability hardware environments are likely to be especially well suited. Experience taking complex electronics from concept through validation and production will be a key differentiator.

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