Senior Electrical Engineer

The role

You will design, develop, integrate, and qualify mission-critical avionics hardware for advanced missile and defense systems. This includes designing high-reliability mixed-signal electronic assemblies, processor and FPGA-based circuit cards, and power electronics.

What you will do

• Design mixed-signal avionics hardware and guide products through the full development lifecycle
• Develop high-reliability electronic assemblies including processor- and FPGA-based circuit cards
• Support system architecture development, hardware trade studies, component selection, and performance analysis
• Develop interfaces between electronic hardware, FPGA designs, embedded software, and automated test systems
• Perform circuit analysis, component derating, worst-case analysis, reliability assessments, and FMECA
• Support schematic capture, PCB layout reviews, design for manufacturability, design for testability, and production transition
• Develop and execute hardware integration, verification, qualification, and environmental test plans
• Investigate hardware failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
• Collaborate with FPGA, embedded software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and test engineering teams
• Support technical reviews, customer design reviews, and proposal activities

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience designing electronic hardware for aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications
• Experience designing complex mixed-signal printed circuit board assemblies
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and PCB layout principles
• Experience designing high-speed digital interfaces and communication buses such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, RS-422/485, or similar
• Experience integrating processor-based, FPGA-based, or embedded electronic systems
• Familiarity with power conversion, power distribution, and power management circuits
• Experience performing component derating, worst-case circuit analysis, and reliability analyses
• Working knowledge of EMI/EMC design techniques and qualification standards (MIL-STD-461, DO-160, or similar)
• Experience supporting hardware integration, verification, qualification, and environmental testing

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline
• Experience developing avionics for missile systems, guided munitions, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles
• Experience designing safety- or mission-critical electronics
• Experience with FPGA-based systems and integration with embedded software
• Experience designing high-speed digital and mixed-signal circuit boards using tools such as Altium Designer, KiCad, Cadence Allegro, or Mentor Xpedition
• Demonstrated experience designing Class 3 PCB assemblies and working with external manufacturing and assembly suppliers
• Familiarity with IPC standards, NASA-STD-8739, IPC-6012, IPC-A-610, or equivalent aerospace workmanship standards
• Experience with hardware qualification, environmental testing, vibration testing, thermal testing, and acceptance testing
• Experience with aerospace and defense development processes, including DO-254 or equivalent hardware development practices
• Proficiency with engineering analysis and scripting tools such as Python, MATLAB, SPICE, or similar

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
• Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
• EAP Program
• Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents)
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

About the company

Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion. They design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve urgent and critical national security demands.