Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: Clarksburg, MD | On-site

About the Opportunity: Our client is a leading defense technology company developing advanced autonomous systems for military and commercial vehicles. They're seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own board-level signal and power integrity for next-generation hardware, splitting time between new design work and validating/fixing existing designs in the lab.

Responsibilities: Own board-level signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis in HyperLynx, including board-to-board signal loss analysis across interconnects — this is the team's top current need. Independently review schematics and layouts for SI/PI issues including series termination and routing guidance. Own DDR test methodology and part qualification, including characterizing new SerDes and memory parts as boards return from fab. Define PCB stackups that balance power/signal routing needs, working directly with fab houses on material and lamination tradeoffs. Design high-reliability digital and analog electrical systems for autonomous vehicles, including 3GHz+ high-speed interfaces with ESD/surge mitigation. Contribute to power system design, including buck/boost converter work as the team builds in-house power supply capability. Develop PCB/CCA designs incorporating SoCs, microprocessors, controllers, and interfaces including DDR, I2C, CAN, SPI, SerDes, and Ethernet. Lead hardware bring-up, debugging, prototyping, validation, and verification testing in the lab. Support designs from concept through production and field deployment. Collaborate with systems, software, safety, test, manufacturing, and procurement teams. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers. Improve existing designs for cost, reliability, manufacturability, and production efficiency.

Required Qualifications: B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.5+ years of hardware design experience (flexible upward for Staff-level candidates).Demonstrated, hands-on SI/PI simulation experience in HyperLynx or an equivalent tool — layout-level work, not schematic-only. Demonstrated ownership of a full design cycle: schematic → layout → bring-up → validation. Experience with PCB stackup design, multilayer boards, and high-speed digital/analog circuits. Proficiency with Altium, OrCAD, or similar PCB design tools. Hands-on lab debugging: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers. Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Must be a U.S. citizen.

Preferred Qualifications: Power supply / buck-boost converter design background — a current team gap, valued but not required. Comfort with LTSpice for schematic-level power design. Any high-reliability industry background (defense, aerospace, automotive, software-defined radio) — rigor matters more than domain match. Familiarity with MIL-STD or ISO 26262 style standards (ISO 26262, MIL-STD-882E/1275/461/464/810).Experience with GMSL/MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces. Automotive or embedded/networking hardware design experience. Experience working in a small engineering team and mentoring junior engineers.