Senior Electrical Engineer, Hardware

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🕒 August 12

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $80 - $85 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔧 Hardware Engineer

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Quest Defense

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201 - 500 employees

🚀 Aerospace

🎖️ Defense

Aerospace • Defense

Quest Defense is a company specializing in providing advanced engineering solutions for the defense sector, particularly in the domains of air, land, sea, and space. They deliver mission-critical and safety-focused solutions, integrating cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IoT, and digital threads throughout the product lifecycle to enhance efficiency, performance, and safety. Their expertise encompasses a wide range of services including mechanical engineering, engineering process optimization, and sustainment and product support. Quest Defense partners with leading defense organizations to meet the most challenging industry standards and demands, working on innovative technologies to optimize aerospace, naval, land, and space systems. The company is committed to diversity, inclusion, and maintaining high ethical standards in its operations.

📋 Description

• Perform DMSMS assessments and identify risks associated with obsolete or soon-to-be-obsolete electronic components • Develop mitigation strategies, including alternate component selection, technology refresh, FPGA redesign, and Last Time Buy recommendations • Design FPGA-based replacements for obsolete ASICs, CPLDs, PLDs, and discrete logic • Develop and maintain qualified replacement Bills of Material • Support schematic updates, PCB design reviews, signal integrity, power integrity, and hardware verification activities • Evaluate design and interface impacts related to DO-254, DO-160, ARP4754A, and ARP4761 • Support laboratory testing, hardware integration, troubleshooting, and configuration management • Develop certification-quality engineering documentation • Support engineering change implementation and communicate technical recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders • Assist with ASIC-related design activities when required • Work across hardware, systems, software, certification, and program teams to maintain product availability and airworthiness

🎯 Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident status is required • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline • 10+ years of professional experience with FPGA or embedded hardware development • FPGA development experience using AMD/Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, or Microchip Libero • Experience programming in VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog • Experience with DO-254 and DO-160 requirements or certification activities • Knowledge of digital electronics, PCB design reviews, signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC considerations • Experience with avionics or embedded communication interfaces such as ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, Ethernet, PCIe, SPI, I²C, CAN, or UART • Preferred: Master’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline • Preferred: Experience with DMSMS or electronic component obsolescence analysis • Preferred: Experience developing replacement Bills of Material and evaluating alternate components • Preferred: Experience supporting FPGA technology refresh or ASIC-to-FPGA redesign efforts • Preferred: Familiarity with ARP4754A and ARP4761 • Preferred: Experience with FACE architecture or standards • Preferred: Experience in commercial or military avionics development environments • Preferred: Background supporting flight displays, mission computers, navigation systems, flight controls, radar, engine controls, UAV/UAS platforms, or space electronics

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Employer-matched 401(k) • Certification assistance • Clear opportunities for advancement • Flexible, collaborative, and people-first workplace • Comprehensive medical, dental, life, and disability coverage • Professional development support • Flexible and friendly workplace