Digital Design Electrical Engineer

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions•Tucson, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Quest Defense Systems and Solutions is seeking a Digital Design Electrical Engineer to design and develop digital electronics for missile guidance, video processing, and digital signal processing applications. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams to create digital circuits using high-speed processors, FPGAs, configurable logic, and multiprocessor architectures. It involves full lifecycle hardware ownership, from requirements and architecture through design, simulation, integration, and test. The company is hiring electrical engineers at various levels, with experience levels described as flexible across the combined role. The position is onsite in Tucson, Arizona. U.S. citizenship and an active DoD security clearance are required. Relocation assistance is available. Senior-level candidates may lead development efforts from concept through production and provide technical oversight and mentoring. Compensation is based on candidate experience and certifications, with a listed range of $100,000–$140,000 per year.

Requirements

Experience designing and developing electronic circuit designs and multi-assembly hardware systems.
Experience level is flexible across the combined opening, described as 2–8+ years; the posting also specifies 8+ years and the ability to drive hardware from concept to production for candidates at that level.
Proficiency with electronic design and simulation tools for schematic creation, PCB layout, and signal and power integrity analysis.
Experience developing multilayer PCBs and complex CCAs.
Ability to perform hands-on lab testing, troubleshooting, and integration.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Active DoD security clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Background in FPGA or embedded software development.
Experience designing within high-reliability or defense-related environments.
Ability to lead programs or technical teams for senior-level roles.
Experience with verification using emulation platforms such as Veloce.

Responsibilities

Design, analyze, simulate, test, and integrate digital electronic modules and circuit card assemblies (CCAs) for missile applications.
Develop hardware designs incorporating processors, FPGAs, memory devices, and high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.
Create and analyze requirements, select parts, and conduct system-level trade studies.
Create system architectures and block diagrams.
Perform schematic capture and support PCB layout development, including applying design constraints and conducting signal and power integrity analysis.
Conduct lab bring-up, hardware checkout, integration, and functional verification using test plans and standard lab equipment.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-reliability solutions.
For senior-level candidates: lead development from concept through production and provide technical oversight and mentoring.