Sr. Electrical Engineer, Digital Hardware (US Citizenship Required)

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated; Wilsonville (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne FLIR Defense is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer, Digital Hardware to drive end-to-end hardware development for advanced imaging and sensing systems.

You will work hands-on across concept, design, integration, and verification of digital hardware, PCB assemblies, and embedded electronics in a highly technical environment. You will collaborate with Software, Mechanical, Systems, Test, and Manufacturing teams to deliver robust hardware solutions, including FPGA/SoC platforms and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5–10+ years of experience in digital hardware design, embedded electronics, PCB design, or related hardware development.
• Experience with embedded processors, memory architectures, and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, SERDES, MIPI, UART, 1553, Aurora).
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and board-level design best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define hardware architectures by translating requirements into robust digital hardware designs and board-level implementations.
• Design and develop complex PCB assemblies with embedded processors, FPGA/SoC devices, and high-speed interfaces.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Software, Mechanical, Systems, Test, FPGA, Manufacturing).
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout reviews, and ensure manufacturability, reliability, and cost objectives.
• Support bring-up, integration, debugging, validation, and testing of hardware in lab and production environments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, specifications, test procedures, and release packages.
• Contribute to new product introductions and production transitions.
• Lead technical tasks with multiple stakeholders and communicate status, risks, and recommendations.

Skills

Digital hardware design

Embedded electronics

PCB design

Schematic capture

FPGA/SoC platforms

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Documentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

• US Citizenship is required for this position. We are unable to hire Green Card Holders, individuals who need a work visa, are currently on a work visa, or individuals who will require work visa sponsorship in the future.

Job Summary

We are seeking a self-motivated Sr. Electrical Engineer, Digital Hardware who will work as a hands-on individual contributor and is eager to expand their technical knowledge while developing complex electronic systems. In this role, you will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams designing, developing, integrating, and verifying advanced digital hardware, PCB assemblies, and embedded electronics for innovative imaging, sensing, and surveillance products. You will contribute to the development of next-generation electronic systems utilizing embedded processors, FPGA and SoC technologies, high-speed digital interfaces, low-power electronics, and other advanced hardware platforms. This position provides the opportunity to take hardware designs from concept through production while collaborating with Software, Mechanical, Systems, Test, FPGA, and Manufacturing Engineering teams in a highly technical product development environment.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Work closely with Product Management and Business Development to help define new products and technology roadmaps.
• Translate project and system requirements into well-defined hardware architectures, digital hardware designs, and board-level implementations.
• Design and develop complex printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies incorporating embedded processors, FPGA or SoC devices, memory architectures, and high-speed digital interfaces.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Software, Mechanical, Systems, Test, FPGA, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Perform schematic capture, support PCB layout reviews, and ensure designs meet performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost objectives.
• Perform hands-on bring-up, integration, debug, validation, and testing of prototype and production hardware.
• Conduct root cause analysis and troubleshoot hardware issues in laboratory environments.
• Support signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and design-for-manufacturing activities throughout product development.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, design specifications, test procedures, and manufacturing release packages.
• Support new product introduction and transition into production.
• Solve complex technical problems with limited direction, contribute to requirements development, evaluate tradeoffs, and propose effective technical solutions.
• Lead technical tasks involving multiple cross-functional stakeholders and effectively communicate status, risks, and recommendations to project leadership and customers.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to hardware design processes, product reliability, and engineering best practices.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field strongly preferred.
• 5-10+ years of experience in digital hardware design, embedded electronics, PCB design, or related hardware development.
• Strong experience designing digital circuit boards and complex electronic systems.
• Experience with embedded processors, memory architectures, and high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, SERDES, MIPI, UART, 1553, Aurora, or similar technologies.
• Experience with hardware architecture development, schematic capture, PCB layout review, and full product development lifecycle activities.
• Thorough understanding of digital electronics, high-speed digital design, embedded hardware design principles, and board-level integration.
• Knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, and board-level design best practices.
• Experience integrating, debugging, validating, and troubleshooting hardware systems in laboratory environments.
• Ability to write detailed technical specifications and engineering documentation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a collaborative engineering environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing FPGA-based or SoC-based hardware platforms.
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx, Intel/Altera, Lattice, Microchip, or similar FPGA technologies.
• Experience with Altium Designer or similar schematic capture and PCB design tools.
• Experience with embedded systems, imaging systems, sensor technologies, aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, or other complex electronic products.
• Experience supporting products through manufacturing release and production.

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.

We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.