Senior Electronics Technician – Defense Embedded Hardware

Serco; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Serco Inc. is seeking an Experienced Electronics Technician to support NSWC projects in Florida. You’ll join a multi-disciplinary team to design, test, and bring up unmanned system hardware, including mixed-signal circuits and microcontrollers.

This role requires a security clearance and US citizenship. Responsibilities include schematic capture, PCB layout, circuit simulations, and hands-on testing with lab equipment.

Qualifications

• Active Interim Secret Clearance with ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI clearance.
• US Citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5 years of related experience in hardware design.
• 3 years of embedded hardware design experience in full product lifecycle.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• Strong knowledge of digital and analog circuit design.
• Experience with I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232/485, CAN, Ethernet and USB.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (power supplies, loads, multimeters, oscilloscopes).
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead mixed-signal hardware design including MCUs and power management.
• Create detailed schematics and multi-layer PCB layouts.
• Ensure signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC compliance.
• Implement embedded code in C/C++.
• Run circuit simulations with LTspice or PSpice.
• Assemble, test, and bring up hardware prototypes.
• Verify performance with lab equipment and tests.
• Develop hardware test plans, thermal and reliability testing.
• Troubleshoot issues down to component level.
• Document hardware design specs and BOMs.

Skills

Embedded hardware

C/C++

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Lab equipment

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree considered for experience

Tools

Altium Designer

Siemens Xpedition

Cadence OrCAD/Allegro

KiCad

Job description

Serco Inc. is seeking an Experienced Electronics Technician to support NSWC projects in Florida. You’ll join a multi-disciplinary team to design, test, and bring up unmanned system hardware, including mixed-signal circuits and microcontrollers.

This role requires a security clearance and US citizenship. Responsibilities include schematic capture, PCB layout, circuit simulations, and hands-on testing with lab equipment.