Title: Electrical Engineer – Board Design (PCBA Hardware Design)
Location: Merrimack, NH (100% Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract (6 Months)
Status: Accepting Candidates
About the Role
Join one of the most advanced engineering teams supporting next-generation targeting and mission systems. This role is focused on hands-on board-level hardware design, PCBA development, system integration, lab bring-up, validation, and manufacturing support for low-SWaP defense electronics.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience designing and integrating PCBAs, processors, sensors, and digital interfaces while supporting hardware from concept through production.
Key Responsibilities
- Board-Level Hardware Design
- Design PCBAs including:
- Schematic Capture
- Component Selection
- Interface Definition
- Integrate:
- Processors
- Sensors
- Digital Interfaces
- FPGA-based subsystems
- Collaborate with PCB layout teams to optimize:
- Signal Integrity
- Manufacturability
- Performance
- Hardware Bring-Up & Validation
- Perform board bring-up activities
- Develop validation plans and test methodologies
- Execute hardware verification and debug activities
- Troubleshoot prototype and production hardware issues
- Perform lab-based testing and validation
- System Integration
- Collaborate with:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Embedded Software
- Systems Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Support full product integration activities
- Participate in design reviews and architecture discussions
- Manufacturing Support
- Support transition from prototype to production
- Assist with:
- DFM (Design for Manufacturability)
- DFT (Design for Testability)
- Support production and manufacturing troubleshooting
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronic Engineering
- 5+ years of board-level hardware design experience
- Strong experience with:
- PCBA Design
- Schematic Capture
- Hardware Integration
- Board Bring-Up
- Hardware Debug
- Experience using at least one:
- Altium
- Cadence
- Mentor Graphics
- Experience with:
- Digital Circuit Design
- Analog Circuit Design
- Processor-Based Systems
- Experience integrating FPGA-based hardware
- Strong lab troubleshooting experience
Highly Preferred Qualifications
- Low-voltage power design experience (24V–48V)
- Battery-powered electronics experience
- SWaP-constrained system design
- Signal Integrity (SI)
- Power Integrity (PI)
- Ruggedized electronics
- Military or mission-critical systems
- Defense contractor experience
Compensation
- $55–60/hr W2
- Duration: 6 Months Contract
- Location: Merrimack, NH