Avionics Hardware Engineer

About the company

Our client is a defense and aerospace manufacturing company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the electronic design of flight-critical boards from first requirements through vehicle integration and production support. The work spans architecture, bring-up, debugging and verification, in close partnership with supply chain and systems colleagues.

What you'll do

- Drive each circuit card assembly from requirements gathering and schematics through layout, bring-up, troubleshooting and qualification.

- Create dense, fast boards that combine analog and digital circuitry, processors, memory, networking, power stages, sensor and actuator interfaces, and backplanes.

- Partner with supply chain to pick parts, place orders and manage vendors so hardware is delivered on time.

- Run verification testing against requirements, then refine designs and implement changes as results come in.

- Integrate qualified boards into the wider system and help prepare for high-volume production.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 3 to 8 years of experience carrying hardware projects from concept to finished product.

- A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field.

- A track record with high-speed boards that mix analog and digital circuitry.

- Hands-on skill with a professional PCB layout tool such as Altium or Cadence Allegro.

- Background in a demanding hardware-driven sector such as aerospace, automotive, robotics or semiconductors.

- Ability to build test racks, fixtures or simulation-based test setups.

- Comfort working on-site five days a week.

- Must be a U.S. person.

Bonus points

- Experience at fast-moving hardware startups.

- Experience growing test infrastructure as production volumes increase.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 200,000 per year

- Equity

- Health, dental and vision coverage

- Paid time off and holidays

- Retirement plan

- Paid parental leave

- FSA and HSA options

- Relocation support

Location and work model

- Torrance, California, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time