CareerPlan

Electrical Engineer, Hardware Platform, 2+ years of experience

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$99k2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10
Security clearance required

Core

Design, test, and debug high-reliability PCBs and electronic circuits for defense propulsion and weapons systems.

Role type

Electrical Engineer (Hardware Platform)

Builds

Propulsion flight controllers, power electronics, motor controllers, fuzing circuitry, and vehicle interconnects for defense hardware.

Domain

Defense / Aerospace

Required skills

PCB design (schematic, layout, bring-up), power electronics, analog/digital circuit design, thermal analysis, DFMEA, system integration, root cause analysis, vendor component evaluation

Preferred skills

Propulsion electronics, fuzing systems, signal/power integrity, MIL-STD/avionics standards, MATLAB/Simulink

Technologies

Altium Designer, LTSpice, CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB, MCU/CPU architectures

Responsibilities

Contribute to full-cycle PCB design and testing; perform design analysis (WCA, thermal, DFMEA); execute board bring-ups and qualification testing; develop system interconnect diagrams; support root cause analysis and failure analysis; collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC