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Principal Electrical Engineer
Accepting applicationsHenderson Scott · Torrance, CA
Full-Time Principal CadenceDDRMentorMixed-signalSerDes
Posted
1d ago
Category
Design
Experience
Principal
Country
United States
Principal Electrical Engineer – Bleeding-Edge Defense Technology
Torrance, CA | Hybrid Available | Circa $250K+ depending on experience
U.S. DoD Secret Clearance: Must hold or be eligible to obtain
ITAR: U.S. export-control eligibility required
We’re hiring a Principal Electrical Engineer to join a specialist Aerospace & Defense business developing bleeding-edge defense technology across missile seekers, autonomous UAVs, EO/IR sensing and guidance systems.
This isn't an architecture-only position. We’re looking for an engineer who still wants to be genuinely hands-on with the hardware — owning designs from initial concept and PCB development through board bring-up, qualification and flight testing.
What You'll Be Working On
You'll take technical ownership across rapid-development defense programs involving:
Mixed-signal PCB design – architecture, schematics, layout direction, bring-up and debug
EO/IR and sensor electronics, including low-noise analog circuitry
High-speed digital interfaces including LVDS, SerDes, DDR and MIPI
Power electronics, DC-DC conversion and power management
Motor drive and control actuation electronics
Hardware designed for demanding airborne and missile environments
MIL-STD-810 / MIL-STD-461 environmental and EMI/EMC qualification
Hardware integration, troubleshooting and flight testing
Technical leadership and mentoring of other engineers
What We're Looking For
We're particularly interested in engineers coming from Aerospace, Defense, Missile, UAV or advanced avionics environments.
You'll ideally bring:
10+ years' Electrical / Electronics / Hardware Engineering experience
Strong hands-on PCB / circuit board design experience
Mixed-signal, analog, power or high-speed digital electronics experience
Experience with Altium, Cadence or Mentor
Experience developing flight-qualified or fielded hardware
Knowledge of MIL-STD / aerospace environmental qualification
Strong hands-on hardware bring-up, debugging and test experience
BSEE or equivalent
Experience with missile seekers, precision-guided munitions, autonomous UAVs, loitering munitions, EO/IR payloads, avionics or control actuation systems would be particularly valuable.
Compensation & Benefits
Circa $250K+ depending on experience and technical background
Employer-paid medical, dental and vision
Automatic 5% company 401(k) contribution
3 weeks' vacation from start
Professional development and educational assistance
Hybrid working available depending on position
If you've spent your career developing real aerospace or defense hardware that has been built, qualified and fielded and want to work on fast-moving, bleeding-edge programs, we'd like to hear from you.
Apply directly for a confidential discussion.
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Torrance, CA | Hybrid Available | Circa $250K+ depending on experience
U.S. DoD Secret Clearance: Must hold or be eligible to obtain
ITAR: U.S. export-control eligibility required
We’re hiring a Principal Electrical Engineer to join a specialist Aerospace & Defense business developing bleeding-edge defense technology across missile seekers, autonomous UAVs, EO/IR sensing and guidance systems.
This isn't an architecture-only position. We’re looking for an engineer who still wants to be genuinely hands-on with the hardware — owning designs from initial concept and PCB development through board bring-up, qualification and flight testing.
What You'll Be Working On
You'll take technical ownership across rapid-development defense programs involving:
Mixed-signal PCB design – architecture, schematics, layout direction, bring-up and debug
EO/IR and sensor electronics, including low-noise analog circuitry
High-speed digital interfaces including LVDS, SerDes, DDR and MIPI
Power electronics, DC-DC conversion and power management
Motor drive and control actuation electronics
Hardware designed for demanding airborne and missile environments
MIL-STD-810 / MIL-STD-461 environmental and EMI/EMC qualification
Hardware integration, troubleshooting and flight testing
Technical leadership and mentoring of other engineers
What We're Looking For
We're particularly interested in engineers coming from Aerospace, Defense, Missile, UAV or advanced avionics environments.
You'll ideally bring:
10+ years' Electrical / Electronics / Hardware Engineering experience
Strong hands-on PCB / circuit board design experience
Mixed-signal, analog, power or high-speed digital electronics experience
Experience with Altium, Cadence or Mentor
Experience developing flight-qualified or fielded hardware
Knowledge of MIL-STD / aerospace environmental qualification
Strong hands-on hardware bring-up, debugging and test experience
BSEE or equivalent
Experience with missile seekers, precision-guided munitions, autonomous UAVs, loitering munitions, EO/IR payloads, avionics or control actuation systems would be particularly valuable.
Compensation & Benefits
Circa $250K+ depending on experience and technical background
Employer-paid medical, dental and vision
Automatic 5% company 401(k) contribution
3 weeks' vacation from start
Professional development and educational assistance
Hybrid working available depending on position
If you've spent your career developing real aerospace or defense hardware that has been built, qualified and fielded and want to work on fast-moving, bleeding-edge programs, we'd like to hear from you.
Apply directly for a confidential discussion.
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