Staff Hardware Engineer - Core Compute

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid leave

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group seeks an experienced Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer to advance ruggedized computing and interface products for military and defense platforms. You will own electrical hardware requirements, design PCBs, debug, test, qualify, and support production, while guiding projects and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of hardware design experience, embedded systems proficiency, and familiarity with MOSA, SOSA, and GCIA open

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is required.
• 10+ years of electrical hardware design and development experience.
• Experience with development, integration, and test tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Active Secret Security Clearance or ability to support secret-cleared programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical hardware components and subsystems for computing and interface products.
• Participate in requirements development and system architecture activities.
• Support hardware development from concept through production, including design, debugging, testing, qualification and sustainment.
• Lead small engineering projects including planning, budgeting, staffing, and customer interaction.
• Perform hardware trade studies and participate in technical design reviews.
• Develop and review hardware and software requirements, engineering documentation, and test procedures.
• Support schematic creation, component selection, procurement, prototype builds, and hardware debugging.
• Investigate technical issues and develop design fixes and corrective actions.
• Maintain detailed engineering documentation and configuration control of hardware/software revisions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

C/C++ development

Embedded systems

Electrical hardware design

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Schematic capture

PCB layout

FPGA design

Job description

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing.

Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer to support the development of ruggedized computing and interface products for advanced military and defense platforms. This role is responsible for electrical hardware requirements development, circuit board design, debugging, testing, qualification, and production support. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with embedded hardware systems, target detection technologies, and open architecture standards including MOSA, SOSA, and GCIA.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical hardware components and subsystems for computing and interface products
• Participate in requirements development and system architecture activities
• Support hardware development from concept through production, including design, debugging, testing, qualification, and sustainment
• Lead small engineering projects, including planning, budgeting, staffing, and customer interaction
• Perform hardware trade studies and participate in technical design reviews
• Develop and review hardware and software requirements, engineering documentation, and test procedures
• Support schematic creation, component selection, procurement, prototype builds, and hardware debugging
• Investigate technical issues and develop engineering design fixes and corrective actions
• Maintain detailed engineering documentation and configuration control of hardware/software revisions
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 10+ years of electrical hardware design and development experience
• Experience using engineering development, integration, and test tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
• Active Secret Security Clearance or ability to support Secret-cleared programs

Preferred Technical Experience

Candidates should have experience in many of the following areas:

• Open Architecture & Defense Standards
• MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach)
• SOSA (Sensor Open Systems Architecture)
• GCIA (Ground Combat Systems Common Infrastructure Architecture)
• TSN (Time Sensitive Networking)
• Target Detection systems
• Hardware Design
• Digital and analog circuit design
• Power electronics and thermal analysis
• Schematic capture and PCB layout
• Component selection and circuit simulation
• EMI/EMC design and compliance
• High-speed signal integrity design
• Embedded Systems
• Intel, AMD, and ARM-based hardware platforms
• VPX, VME, and COM Express architectures
• Embedded microcontrollers
• C/C++ development
• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Interfaces & Communications
• PCIe
• DDR Memory Architectures
• USB
• SATA
• Ethernet
• CAN Bus
• RS-422/485
• MIL-STD-1553
• Solid-State Storage Technologies
• Video & Display Technologies
• HDMI
• DisplayPort
• HD-SDI
• LVDS
• RS-170
• FPGA & Advanced Design
• Xilinx FPGA design and simulation
• Hardware validation and qualification testing

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Benefits Information

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you. Beacon Hill. Employing the Future