Senior Hardware Design Engineer: Embedded Electronics (TS)

InvestedintheMission; Maryland; On-site; USD 125,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K company match

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. in Maryland is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to lead hands-on engineering for embedded electronics, subsystem integration, and testing in mission-critical environments.

You will collaborate with government customers and suppliers to deliver robust hardware solutions, develop schematics, PCB layouts, and cable assemblies, and support environmental qualification testing and field deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.
• Candidate must be a U.S. citizen with an active Top Secret security clearance.
• Understanding and application of industry electrical engineering technical standards; demonstrated electrical component design experience.
• Experience with circuit design and application.
• Experience using analytical and simulation software tools, such as LTspice, LabVIEW, MATLAB or Python, to analyze and reduce data to identify key characteristics and trends.
• Demonstrated experience in electrical power distribution and system design.
• Ability to interpret and develop electrical schematics.
• Experience with requirements-driven hardware design and circuitry design.
• Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies.
• Experience with analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience with HDI printed circuit board design and layout using ECAD tools (Strong preference for familiarity with Altium Designer).
• Ability to present engineering materials for requirements, design, and milestones.
• Experience evaluating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts for compliance.
• Experience researching, developing, designing and testing circuits, components and equipment systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; proficient with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and test electrical hardware for embedded platforms.
• Develop and manage electrical schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, and cable assemblies.
• Support component selection and procurement, ensuring conformance with military and environmental standards.
• Conduct design verification, validation, and hardware troubleshooting during lab tests.
• Collaborate with systems engineers to define and implement electrical interfaces, requirements, and ICDs.
• Assist in environmental qualification testing (e.g., vibration, thermal, shock).
• Support integration and test activities in lab and field environments.
• Document engineering work through detailed drawings, reports, test plans, and configuration control systems.
• Assist with program schedule creation and hardware development planning
• Develop engineering labor and material estimates

Skills

Circuit design

HDI PCB design

Schematic development

Power distribution design

LabVIEW

MATLAB

LTspice

Python

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Altium Designer

LabVIEW

MATLAB

LTspice

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. in Maryland is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to lead hands-on engineering for embedded electronics, subsystem integration, and testing in mission-critical environments.

You will collaborate with government customers and suppliers to deliver robust hardware solutions, develop schematics, PCB layouts, and cable assemblies, and support environmental qualification testing and field deployments.