Electrical Engineer

Arete Associates•Tucson, AZ

29d•$85,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Areté, we are at the forefront of utilizing innovative solutions, with great minds from all backgrounds, to help solve the nation’s most complex security challenges. We strive for an inclusive, collaborative team environment that approaches differences as opportunities for innovation and excellence. As an employee-owned company, we empower our team members with meaningful career development opportunities and a strong sense of ownership in our shared success. Discover your future with us! Our Tucson team is seeking a hands-on Electrical Engineer to support the design, integration, and testing of advanced electronic systems used in electro-optical, sonar, embedded processing, mine-hunting, and optical applications. This role is ideal for an engineer with a broad electronics background who is comfortable working across test equipment design, PCB development, harness design, troubleshooting, and system-level integration. As a technical contributor, you’ll play a key role in designing new circuits, test beds, harnessing and system documentation—starting from fundamental physical principles and system requirements, through prototyping, debugging, testing, and integration into larger operational systems. The ideal candidate enjoys hands on work, thrives in a multidisciplinary environment, enjoys solving complex challenges collaboratively, and is passionate about electronic and electro-optic system design. This full-time, exempt, non-supervisory position is based in our Tucson AZ office. This role requires a passion for solving challenging technical problems in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical or Electronic Engineering; equivalent education or experience will be considered
Hands-on electronics experience, including test equipment, PCB design, cables/harnesses, system integration, and troubleshooting
Solid understanding of circuit fundamentals
Strong troubleshooting capability, including ability to operate electrical test equipment
Selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

Nice To Haves

Proficient in Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout
Experience with embedded processors and FPGAs, including hardware design, firmware development, and integration of standard interfaces and peripherals such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, SPI, I²C, and UART
Design experience in analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics, including schematic development, component selection, circuit analysis, and board-level integration
Hands on experience deploying and testing systems in real-world field environments
Experience with military, aerospace, industrial, robotics, or other rugged electro-mechanical systems
Active DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

Design, build, document, and troubleshoot electrical test equipment, fixtures, cables, and support hardware for high-performance stabilized pointing and electro-optic systems
Support PCB design activities including schematic capture, component selection, board bring-up, debug, and design verification
Design and document cables, harnesses, interconnects, test adapters, and related electrical interfaces
Troubleshoot embedded processors, FPGAs, sensors, power supplies, analog and digital circuits, I/O interfaces, communication links, and system-level integration issues
Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, DMMs, and signal generators to diagnose and verify system behavior
Align design and test strategies with system-level objectives to ensure mission success