Sr Electrical Design Engineer

CTI Consulting; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 work week

Year-end profit sharing

401(k) with company match

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

Professional development and mentoring

Job summary

CTI Staffing is partnering with a leading aviation instrumentation manufacturer in Clearwater, Florida to fill a Senior Electrical Design Engineer role. This is a full-time, permanent position with a company that has been building certified avionics products for commercial, military, and business aviation platforms for more than 70 years.

This is a hands–on ownership position working the full hardware design chain in a structured, DO-254 compliant development environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on board design experience for aerospace.
• Ownership of the full design cycle from requirements to test.
• Familiarity with DO-254 and DO-178C guidelines.
• Experience with Altium, PADS or Allegro layouts.
• U.S. Person status required; export-controlled technology access.

Responsibilities

• Translate design requirements into analog and digital board designs, including component selection, simulation, schematic capture, layout review, and documentation.
• Develop and execute test procedures for avionics board-level products.
• Perform PCB layout reviews using Altium, PADS, or Allegro.
• Support system integration to verify board function within the avionics platform.
• Interface with in-house manufacturing for production test support and troubleshooting.
• Execute board design activities within DO-254/DO-178C compliant processes.
• Collaborate with firmware, manufacturing, and test engineering teams.
• Support customer-facing technical deliverables as needed.

Skills

Electrical design

Aerospace

Board design

Altium

PADS

Allegro

DO-254/DO-178C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Physics or related field

Tools

Altium

PADS

Allegro

Job description

Full-time Clearwater, Florida On-site $125K - $140K/yr

Posted Monday, 8/10/2026

CTI Staffing is partnering with a leading aviation instrumentation manufacturer to find a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for their team in Clearwater, Florida. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a company that has been building certified avionics products for commercial, military, and business aviation platforms for more than 70 years. This is a hands‑on ownership position working the full hardware design chain in a structured, DO-254 compliant development environment.

What You'll Do

• Translate design requirements into analog and digital board designs, including component selection, simulation, schematic capture, layout review, and documentation
• Develop and execute test procedures for avionics board-level products
• Perform PCB layout reviews using Altium, PADS, or Allegro
• Support system integration to verify board function within the intended avionics platform
• Interface with in-house manufacturing for production test support and troubleshooting
• Execute board design activities within a structured DO-254 / DO-178C compliant development process
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including firmware, manufacturing, and test engineering
• Support customer-facing technical deliverables as needed

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering discipline
• 7+ years of hands‑on board design experience for aerospace applications
• Proven ownership of the full design cycle: requirements through schematic capture, component selection, layout, documentation, and test
• Familiarity with DO-254 and DO-178C structured hardware development guidelines
• Experience with PCB layout review using Altium, PADS, or Allegro
• Working knowledge of microprocessor implementation and data/power bus architectures
• Experience supporting system integration within avionics or aerospace platforms
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) — proof of status required; this role involves access to export-controlled technology

Nice-to-Have

• Hands‑on PCB layout experience (in addition to layout review)
• Familiarity with ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, or other avionics data bus protocols
• Experience on military avionics or rotorcraft programs
• Familiarity with DO-160 environmental qualification testing
• Prior experience at an FAA-certified avionics manufacturer or Tier 1 aerospace supplier

Schedule & Benefits

• 9/80 work week
• year-end profit sharing
• 401(k) with company match
• comprehensive medical/dental/vision
• professional development and mentorship