Hardware Engineer (Sensor Systems)
Core
Design, test, and validate proximity sensors and full lifecycle PCB designs for autonomous air vehicles and defense systems.
Role type
Senior Hardware Engineer (Sensor Systems & PCB Design)
Builds
Proximity sensors, PCBs, wire harnesses, and engine system components for autonomous vehicles.
Domain
Defense technology, autonomous systems, sensor fusion, power electronics.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Complex board design, mixed-signal circuit design, sensor design and integration, UAS/power electronics design, test equipment operation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), EMI testing, electronic CAD tools (Altium/Eagle), standard interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI).
Preferred skills
Height of burst sensor design, ordnance fuzing systems, UAS/missiles/maritime programs, MIL-STD compliance (1316, 810, 882E, 2105), JOTP-052/054, explosive operations handling.
Technologies
Altium, Eagle, CAN, I2C, SPI, MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-882E, JOTP-052, JOTP-054.
Responsibilities
Design, test, and validation of proximity sensors; Vehicle-level integrations and lifecycle design; Full cycle PCB design from requirements to integration; Develop system interconnect diagrams and wire harnesses; Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews; Root cause analysis for field operations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC