Senior Electronics Design Engineer

Senior Electronics Design Engineer

Carlsbad, California, United States

Onsite (9/80 working schedule - every other Friday off)

A leading aerospace and defence technology company developing advanced sensing, communications and mission-critical systems is expanding its engineering team in California. The Senior Electronics Design Engineer will join a multidisciplinary team developing precision electro-optical technology, with hands-on ownership across electronics design, integration and validation. This is an opportunity for a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to make a direct impact on sophisticated defence systems while working across Senior Electronics Design Engineer projects from concept through production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design activities from system requirements through implementation, integration and production release.
• Develop and review schematics, block diagrams, electrical wiring diagrams and circuit designs.
• Lead bench-level integration of hardware with software, firmware and FPGA systems.
• Plan and execute hardware testing, validation activities and design reviews.
• Develop technical trade studies and contribute to project planning, cost and schedule decisions.
• Present circuit designs, analysis, performance budgets and test results to engineering teams and customers.

Required Experience & Skills

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related discipline, with 6+ years of relevant experience; alternatively, a graduate degree with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience designing analog, digital and mixed-signal electronics.
• Hands-on experience with electronic design and simulation tools such as Altium, Cadence, OrCAD, PADS, SPICE or Mentor Graphics.
• Experience with microcontroller-based board design, embedded C programming and debugging.
• Experience taking electronics through the development lifecycle, including design, build, integration, test and production.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams across electrical, optical, mechanical, software, firmware and FPGA disciplines.
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.

Desirable:

• Experience with electro-optical, imaging, sensing, aerospace or defence systems.
• Experience with stepper motor control circuit design.
• Experience integrating FPGA-based designs with electronic hardware.
• Strong understanding of digital electronics architecture and component availability.
• Experience with version control tools and best practices.
• Existing TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Experience supporting customer-facing technical reviews and proposal activities.

Why Apply?

• Work on sophisticated precision electro-optical and defence technology with real-world mission impact.
• Take genuine end-to-end ownership of electronics development, from architecture and design through integration and test.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers across electronics, optics, FPGA, firmware, software and mechanical engineering.
• Join a technically demanding environment where your hardware directly contributes to mission-critical systems.
• Benefit from a 9/80 working schedule, providing every other Friday off.
• Base, plus comprehensive benefits and relocation assistance.

Recruiter's Note

We're particularly interested in Senior Electronics Engineers, Senior Electronics Design Engineers, Hardware Design Engineers and Electronics Design Engineers with strong hands-on experience in analog/digital/mixed-signal circuit design, PCB development, microcontrollers, embedded C and hardware integration.

Candidates from aerospace, defence, electro-optics, imaging, sensors, robotics or other high-reliability hardware environments are likely to be especially well suited. Experience taking complex electronics from concept through validation and production will be a key differentiator.

Apply now or send a copy of your CV, referencing the title and location, and with a short introduction to cw@usatech-recruit.com.

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