CareerPlan

Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

Los Angeles, CAFull-time$211k–$264k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10
On-siteSecurity clearance required

Core

Senior technical leadership for high-reliability digital electronics used in aerospace and military applications, spanning architecture, design, verification, and sustainment.

Role type

Senior Staff IC Electrical Engineer (Digital Hardware)

Builds

High-speed digital circuit cards and subsystems for aerospace and military platforms

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / High-Reliability Electronics

Required skills

Digital circuit design, Signal integrity analysis, Power integrity analysis, High-speed board design, FPGA architecture, PCB layout strategy, Cross-disciplinary technical leadership, Hardware verification, Failure analysis, Mentorship

Preferred skills

Avionics platform experience, Altium Designer, SI/PI analysis tools (HyperLynx, Sigrity, ADS, Ansys SIwave), High-speed interfaces (DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204, SERDES, LVDS), EMI/EMC mitigation, Aerospace standards (RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-461)

Technologies

FPGAs, Processors, Memory devices, Data converters, High-speed serial interfaces, Altium Designer, HyperLynx, Sigrity, ADS, Ansys SIwave

Responsibilities

Lead design and technical execution of high-speed digital circuit cards and subsystems; Lead design and review of complex PCBAs involving FPGAs and mixed-signal boundaries; Lead digital hardware architecture trades; Develop and promote design practices for digital board design and SI/PI analysis; Resolve complex cross-disciplinary technical issues; Define and review PCB layout strategy; Serve as senior technical interface with customers and vendors; Mentor engineers and coordinate technical activities across teams; Lead or provide technical direction for hardware integration, verification, and field support

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership