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Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $170,000–$170,000🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead an electrical engineering team to create hardware solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking within a defense technology context.

Role type

Senior IC Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

Builds

Hardware solutions for vehicle management, DSP, and networking

Domain

Defense technology / Embedded systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

FPGA/HDL design (VHDL, Verilog), PCB development (schematic, layout, bring-up), high-speed digital design, signal/power integrity analysis, test equipment automation, Altium Designer

Preferred skills

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

Technologies

FPGA, CPU, MCU, GPU, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, Altium Designer

Responsibilities

Lead electrical engineering team for vehicle management/DSP/networking hardware; Develop/improve FPGA/HDL design workflows; Review high-speed digital and compute-based designs; Oversee full PCB development cycle for host boards; Collaborate on hardware/IP core strategy; Create and maintain product development schedules

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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