Senior Hardware Engineer, Aviation GPS & RF (DoD)

Trimble Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Trimble Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer with an Electrical/Electronic Engineering background to own the design of high-performance aviation GPS receivers from concept to production. The role requires U.S.

citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance. You will work on circuit card and programmable logic life-cycle development, including digital, RF, power, and mechanical subsystems, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Deep experience in board-level circuit design for RF signals, high-speed ADCs, and FPGAs.
• Experience scoping FPGA resources and performing circuit simulations.
• Full-stack hardware bring-up and BSP development for CPU/microcontroller systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead life cycle development of circuit card assemblies and programmable logic from concept to production and sustaining engineering.
• Design, implement, and test digital, analog, and RF systems meeting aviation reliability standards.
• Manage schematic capture, layout, bring-up, and critical specification documentation creation.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for legacy products; manage configuration control and transitions via Agile methods.
• Collaborate with certification and quality teams to ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Mixed-Signal Design

RF Development

FPGA Resources

BSP Development

Schematic Capture

Board Bring-up

Documentation

Cross-functional Collaboration

Memory & Peripherals

Power & Control

Education

B.S./B.E. in Electrical Engineering or similar

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

RF Test Equipment

Circuit Simulation

Agile/DB Management

Job description

Trimble Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer with an Electrical/Electronic Engineering background to own the design of high-performance aviation GPS receivers from concept to production. The role requires U.S.

citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance. You will work on circuit card and programmable logic life-cycle development, including digital, RF, power, and mechanical subsystems, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver