Job Description
🚀 Sr. Electrical Hardware Engineer
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📍 Los Angeles County, CA
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💼 Full-time | On-site
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Company Overview
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My client is a growing aerospace & defense technology company developing advanced hardware for next-generation space and national security applications. Their multidisciplinary engineering teams design, build, integrate, and test complex systems in-house, giving engineers significant ownership from early architecture through working flight hardware.
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Position Overview
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We’re seeking a hands-on Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer to own complex electronics from circuit design and PCB development through bring-up, integration, debugging, and test. This is a senior-level IC role suited for an engineer with strong analog/digital fundamentals, end-to-end PCBA ownership, and deeper expertise in at least one specialized electrical domain.
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Responsibilities
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- Own electrical hardware from circuit design through PCB layout, fabrication, bring-up, integration, and test.
- Lead architecture and design decisions; design and debug mixed analog and digital electronics using Altium or similar tools.
- Conduct design reviews and provide hands-on technical guidance to other engineers.
- Partner across firmware, software, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, suppliers, and test.
- Balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, thermal constraints, supply chain, cost, and schedule.
- Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for hardware issues found during development and test.
- Improve electrical design processes, tools, and engineering practices as the organization scales.
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Qualifications
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- M.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- 3-5+ years of hands-on electrical hardware development experience.
- Strong fundamentals in complex analog and digital circuit design.
- Proven ownership of PCBAs from schematic + layout through fabrication, bring-up, debug, and validation.
- Advanced expertise in at least one area such as power electronics, RF, FPGA systems, high-speed digital, or motor control.
- Strong experience with Altium or similar ECAD tools, PCB fabrication/assembly, and electrical lab equipment.
- Experience driving technical decisions and mentoring engineers in fast-moving, cross-functional environments.
- Prior full-time experience within an early-stage hardware startup.
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Security Clearance & Eligibility Requirements
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- U.S. Citizenship: Required by government regulations as a prerequisite for clearance eligibility.
- Clearance Level: Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Investigation: Candidates will be subject to a routine federal background vetting enterprise investigation (including financial, criminal, and personal history checks).
- Current Status: Holding an active clearance is not required to apply. Candidates with a current or active Secret or Top Secret clearance are highly encouraged to apply.
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