Digital Design Engineer
$126,880–$145,600 year
On-siteTucson, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Design, develop, analyze, simulate, test, and integrate digital electronic modules and complex circuit card assemblies (CCAs) incorporating processors, FPGAs, and high-speed interfaces. Translate system requirements into detailed hardware architectures, perform schematic capture, and collaborate with PCB layout engineers on multi-layer designs. Conduct component evaluations, trade studies, and signal/power integrity analysis while developing test plans for hardware verification and checkout. Support designs through development, integration, and transition into production using standard electronic test equipment. This 100% onsite role in Tucson, Arizona, requires US citizenship and clearance preference, with compensation ranging from $61 to $70 USD.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- 2+ years of relevant digital electronics, hardware design, or circuit card development experience
- Experience with digital circuit design, analysis, simulation, or testing
- Understanding of schematic design and PCB/CCA development processes
- Experience working with processors, FPGAs, memory, or digital communication interfaces
- Hands-on laboratory experience using electronic test and measurement equipment
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary engineering team
- 5+ years of experience developing and designing electronic circuits, CCAs, or multi-assembly electronic systems
- Experience developing and supporting complex, multi-layer circuit card assemblies
- Proficiency with electronic design and simulation tools used for schematic development, PCB design support, and hardware analysis
- Experience with requirements analysis, parts selection, trade studies, hardware architecture, and schematic capture
- Experience supporting PCB physical layout and applying appropriate design constraints
- Ability to independently support hardware checkout, troubleshooting, and integration
- 8+ years of experience developing digital electronics, circuit card assemblies, and/or multi-assembly electronic systems
- Demonstrated ability to take a hardware design from requirements or initial block-diagram concept through detailed design, hardware fabrication, test, and integration
- Strong understanding of the complete PCB/CCA design process
- Advanced experience with schematic capture, design analysis, simulation, and design verification prior to hardware execution
- Experience developing complex hardware incorporating processors, FPGAs, memory, and high-speed digital interfaces
- Strong background developing multi-layer CCAs and defining or applying hardware design constraints
- Ability to provide technical direction, mentor less-experienced engineers, and lead hardware development activities
- Experience supporting programs through development and transition into production
- All candidates must be US Citizens due to the nature of the work
- Clearance or the ability to obtain a clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Experience designing electronics for missile, aerospace, avionics, defense, or other high-reliability applications
- Experience with high-speed digital electronics
- Experience with homogeneous or heterogeneous multiprocessor architectures
- Familiarity with FPGA development and integration
- Familiarity with embedded software and hardware/software integration
- Experience with signal integrity and/or power integrity analysis
- Experience troubleshooting prototype hardware in a laboratory environment
- Experience supporting hardware throughout the complete product development lifecycle
- Previous experience developing electronics within regulated, mission-critical, or safety-critical environments
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