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Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (PCBs/FPGAs/HDL)

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $220,000–$220,000🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-31

Core

Technical lead for electrical engineering team creating embedded compute solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking in military systems.

Role type

Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (PCBs/FPGAs/HDL)

Builds

Host boards for FPGAs / SoCs / SoMs and scalable embedded compute solutions

Domain

Defense technology / Military hardware

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

HDL design (VHDL, Verilog), PCB development lifecycle, FPGA/SoC architecture, signal/power integrity, test equipment automation, Altium Designer, modern analog/digital electronics, standard interfaces (Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB)

Preferred skills

DO-254/DO-178C/DO-160/DO-311A standards, MIL-STD compliance, computer networking, enhanced security measures

Technologies

Altium Designer, FPGA, SoC, SoM, VHDL, Verilog, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB

Responsibilities

Lead electrical engineering team for embedded compute solutions; Own full PCB development cycle (requirements, schematic, layout, bring-up, test, integration); Develop and improve FPGA/HDL design workflows; Create and maintain product development schedules

Seniority

Principal, technical lead & strategy

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