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Electrical Engineer, Weapon Systems

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $129,000–$129,000🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, test, and integrate full-cycle PCBs and fuzing circuitry for missile and air vehicle systems.

Role type

Senior IC Electrical Engineer (Weapon Systems)

Builds

Missile fuzing systems, vehicle interconnects, and electronic subsystems for defense platforms.

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Weapon Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

PCB design (schematic, layout, bring-up), fuzing circuitry design, system interconnects, wire harness definition, firmware development, root cause analysis, test equipment operation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), signal/power integrity analysis, electronic CAD tools (Altium, Eagle), MCU/CPU/FPGA knowledge, analog/digital electronics

Preferred skills

Avionics design standards (DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160), UAS/missile/maritime program experience, DoD Weapons Safety Boards experience, volume production scaling, MIL-STD compliance (1316, 882E, 2105), JOTP-052/054 experience, explosive operations handling

Technologies

Altium, Eagle, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, PCIe, USB, FPGA, MCU, CPU

Responsibilities

Full cycle PCB design from requirements to integration, develop fuzing circuitry for missiles, collaborate on vehicle subsystem constraints, define wire harnesses and interconnect diagrams, conduct design reviews, perform lab/ground/flight testing, develop low-level firmware, conduct root cause analysis

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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