Electronics Design Engineer

Company Overview

This U.S.-based manufacturer specializes in the design and production of high-precision electronic test and measurement equipment used in aerospace, defense, and commercial electronics environments. Their products support electromagnetic compliance testing, signal conditioning, high-frequency measurement, and power system qualification for mission-critical applications. The organization maintains a low-volume, high-complexity production environment where reliability, traceability, and engineering accuracy are paramount.

As the company continues updating legacy platforms and introducing new product architectures, they are seeking a Product Design Engineer to lead concept-through-release development of next-generation instrumentation.

Position Summary

The Product Design Engineer will own hardware development across the full product lifecycle — from requirements definition and schematic/PCB design through prototyping, test validation, design-for-manufacture, and release to production. This role blends analog and mixed-signal circuit design, control system development, and hands-on lab validation using professional test equipment. You will collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, applications engineering, quality, and field service to support both new product development and improvements to existing product lines.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and validate analog, mixed-signal, and low-frequency RF circuits for instrumentation and test equipment applications.
• Develop embedded control electronics, including microcontroller-based systems, power regulation circuitry, and signal conditioning paths.
• Generate and maintain schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs, wiring diagrams, assembly documentation, and ECOs.
• Perform circuit simulation, tolerance and noise analysis, component selection, derating, and high-reliability design practices.
• Build and debug prototypes using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, LCR meters, power supplies, signal sources, and custom test jigs.
• Participate in design reviews, requirements development, root cause analysis, and corrective action activities.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering on DFM/DFT, component obsolescence, build support, and test fixture design.
• Provide engineering support to applications, technical support, and field service staff for advanced troubleshooting and customer-use cases.
• Prepare technical documentation including test reports, compliance records, operational notes, and release documentation.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Computer Engineering or closely related field (M.S. preferred).
• 5–10+ years of experience developing electronic hardware products or instrumentation systems.
• Strong proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, OrCAD, KiCad, PADS).
• Hands-on experience building, testing, and debugging circuits in a lab environment.
• Proficiency using industry-standard test equipment:
  
  Oscilloscopes, network/spectrum analyzers, LCR meters, power analyzers, signal generators, etc.
• Solid understanding of EMC/EMI fundamentals, shielding, grounding, filtering, and noise mitigation.
• Familiarity with industry and regulatory compliance standards such as MIL-STD-461, DO-160, CISPR, IEC 61000, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing circuitry for precision measurement, high-stability analog front-ends, or low-noise amplifiers.
• Background working in aerospace, defense, RF instrumentation, power electronics, or related test equipment sectors.
• Experience with revision control systems (e.g., PLM, PDM, or Git-based workflows).
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and collaborate with mechanical engineers on enclosure design and thermal considerations.