Senior Hardware Design Engineer – Defense & Aerospace

DSJ Global; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

DSJ Global is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer for the Defense & Aerospace division in the Boston/ North Reading area. You will own the hardware from architecture through bring‑up and release, focusing on digital, analog and optical test instrumentation.

The role requires 5–12 years of PCBA design experience, strong circuit skills, and collaboration across engineering teams. Onsite work in North Reading, MA with a competitive package.

Qualifications

• 5–12 years PCBA design and simulation experience.
• Experience designing complex, high‑speed, multi‑layer PCB assemblies and reviewing artwork.
• Strong circuit characterization, verification and debug skills.
• Experience presenting design work and risks to customers and project management.
• Basic PCBA rework capability
• C/C++ experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead high‑level architecture, component selection, schematic capture and artwork generation for digital, analog and optical instrumentation
• Build and execute prototyping plans covering bring‑up, debug and validation, including edge‑case circuit behavior
• Debug analog, digital and bus‑based hardware with oscilloscopes and benchtop lab equipment
• Run worst‑case, tolerance and environmental stress analysis that goes beyond nominal conditions
• Analyze verification data and report design status, risks and release readiness to engineering and management
• Partner with mechanical, systems, software, applications, quality and operations teams to improve manufacturability and testability
• Take part in design reviews to lower design risk and prevent respins

Skills

PCBA design experience

Schematic capture

Circuit design

Debug and verification

Presentation to customers/management

C/C++ experience

Education

BSEE or MSEE

Job description

DSJ Global is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer for the Defense & Aerospace division in the Boston/ North Reading area. You will own the hardware from architecture through bring‑up and release, focusing on digital, analog and optical test instrumentation.

The role requires 5–12 years of PCBA design experience, strong circuit skills, and collaboration across engineering teams. Onsite work in North Reading, MA with a competitive package.