Avionics Hardware Engineer - Senior / Staff | On-site Opportunity | Torrance, CA | Fastwater Staffing

HIKINEX • Torrance, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking experienced Avionics Hardware Engineers at the Senior and Staff levels to work on high-speed digital design, flight computer architecture, and advanced avionics hardware. This role is focused on complex embedded hardware for mission-critical systems, with ownership spanning architecture, board design, bring-up, validation, and integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Strong experience designing complex digital or mixed-signal hardware.
• High-speed digital systems experience.
• Experience with embedded processors, memory interfaces, and board-level architecture.
• Experience with PCB design tools; Altium preferred.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power supplies.
• Strong understanding of digital systems, signal integrity, power distribution, and hardware debugging.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
• Must be able to work on-site in Torrance, CA.
• U.S. work authorization and export-control eligibility requirements may apply.
• Ability to obtain and maintain applicable U.S. Government security clearance or authorization, if required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with flight computer, avionics, or embedded compute architectures.
• Experience taking complex PCBAs from concept through bring-up, validation, and integration.
• Exposure to embedded systems, firmware, or FPGA interaction.
• Experience in aerospace, automotive, robotics, defense, or other high-reliability hardware environments.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, PCIe, or DDR memory systems.
• Basic scripting or programming experience using Python, C, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced board-level electrical hardware, including: Schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, Component selection, Interface definition.
• Own high-speed digital and embedded flight computer architectures involving processors, memory systems, and board-level integration.
• Perform board bring-up, validation, debugging, and root-cause analysis in the lab.
• Test reference boards and early prototypes using standard laboratory equipment.
• Drive signal integrity, power integrity, and hardware reliability throughout the design lifecycle.
• Collaborate with avionics, embedded software, test, and manufacturing teams.
• Support hardware/software integration and troubleshooting across avionics platforms.
• Document designs, test results, and engineering changes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior