Staff Electrical Engineer – FPGA, High-Speed Digital & Radar Systems

Great Bay Staffing Group; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation paid

Top benefits

Job summary

Great Bay Staffing Group seeks an electrical engineer to lead hardware design for radar and mission-critical systems. You’ll design, validate, and integrate electronic systems from architecture to prototype, test, and deployment.

The role offers a base salary of $135,000–$165,000 with relocation paid and top benefits in an aerospace/defense setting. Expect work on high-speed digital, FPGA-based systems, and mixed-signal electronics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Approximately 8–12 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong background in high-speed digital circuit design, signal integrity, and embedded electronics.
• Hands‑on experience with FPGA-based systems, VHDL/HDL, and microprocessor architectures.
• Schematic capture and PCB design in Altium or comparable tools.
• Experience with PCIe, DDR4/5, Ethernet, USB, SPI, and I²C.
• Proficiency with lab instrumentation, hardware bring-up, debugging, and prototype validation.
• Familiarity with version control such as Git or Subversion.
• Sound technical judgment, strong documentation skills, and the ability to work independently.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for access to classified government information.
• Comfort working in a hands‑on laboratory environment; occasional travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate systems built around high-speed digital interfaces, FPGAs, embedded processors, mixed-signal electronics, and RF components.
• Write FPGA logic in VHDL/HDL and support embedded system architecture and integration.
• Develop schematics and PCB layouts in Altium, supporting simulation, fabrication, bring-up, and testing.
• Lead hardware verification, lab testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Build test setups, write test procedures, and validate designs with lab instrumentation.
• Support prototype builds, hardware integration, precision soldering, component rework, and field troubleshooting.
• Document designs and make sure they meet applicable quality, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, and customers.

Skills

FPGA-based systems

VHDL/HDL

High-speed digital design

Signal integrity

Embedded electronics

Microprocessor architectures

PCIe

DDR4/5

Ethernet

I2C

USB

SPI

Lab instrumentation

Git/Subversion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

8–12 years of relevant engineering experience

Tools

Altium

Job description

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on technical leadership role for an electrical engineer who still wants to be at the bench. You’ll design, validate, and integrate electronic systems for complex radar and mission-critical applications, working from system architecture through prototype, test, and deployment.

The base is $135,000–$165,000, relocation is paid, and the work covers high-speed digital, FPGA-based systems, and mixed-signal electronics in an aerospace and defense setting.

Why This Opportunity Is Worth a Look

• Salary of $135,000–$165,000, with relocation paid and top benefits
• Full-cycle ownership: concept, schematic, layout, bring-up, test, and field support
• Real interface work: PCIe, DDR4/5, Ethernet, SGMII, USB, SPI, and I²C
• Technical leadership: you’ll lead critical design efforts and mentor other engineers, and your input goes into project planning, system architecture, and proposals
• Radar and mission-critical systems, not commodity hardware

What Your Day-to-Day Looks Like

• Design and validate systems built around high-speed digital interfaces, FPGAs, embedded processors, mixed-signal electronics, and RF components
• Write FPGA logic in VHDL/HDL and support embedded system architecture and integration
• Develop schematics and PCB layouts in Altium, supporting simulation, fabrication, bring-up, and testing
• Lead hardware verification, lab testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis
• Build test setups, write test procedures, and validate designs with lab instrumentation
• Support prototype builds, hardware integration, precision soldering, component rework, and field troubleshooting
• Document designs and make sure they meet applicable quality, safety, and regulatory standards
• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, and customers

What We're Looking For

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Approximately 8–12 years of relevant engineering experience
• Strong background in high-speed digital circuit design, signal integrity, and embedded electronics
• Hands‑on experience with FPGA-based systems, VHDL/HDL, and microprocessor architectures
• Schematic capture and PCB design in Altium or comparable tools
• Experience with PCIe, DDR4/5, Ethernet, USB, SPI, and I²C
• Proficiency with lab instrumentation, hardware bring-up, debugging, and prototype validation
• Familiarity with version control such as Git or Subversion
• Sound technical judgment, strong documentation skills, and the ability to work independently
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for access to classified government information
• Comfort working in a hands‑on laboratory environment; occasional travel may be required

Preferred

• RF circuit design and analysis, including GHz-frequency systems
• Power electronics and power system design
• Experience with spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and signal generators
• Aerospace, defense, or ruggedized electronics design
• Thermal management of high-performance electronics, including conduction cooling and thermal analysis