Hardware Development Engineer

Trimble Inc. • Sunnyvale, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Hardware Development Engineer: Pioneer the Future of Aviation GPS! Your title may also be: Electronics Engineer, Electrical engineer or similar. Do you want to develop hardware for high-performance aviation GPS receivers and own the design process from concept to completion? Trimble is looking for a Hardware Development Engineer to join our Sunnyvale, California team! This position requires an active U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret DOD Security Clearance. See more information below. About Trimble: Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it is helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress. What Makes This Role Great: Trimble Military Advanced Systems (TMAS) is a group within Trimble that specializes in advanced positioning, navigation, and timing technologies primarily serving federal defense agencies. TMAS provides sophisticated Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, modules, and related technical solutions, with a primary focus on military and national security applications. In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing high-performance embedded GPS navigation receivers, directly influencing the safety and efficiency of global aviation and shaping the future of inertial navigation subsystems.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or similar.
• Experience with mixed-signal board-level circuit development, including RF and high-speed analog-to-digital conversion.
• Proven expertise in FPGA (Verilog and/or VHDL) development, simulation, and implementation.
• Hands-on experience with embedded system bring-up (CISC/RISC) and microcontroller-based subsystems.
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance (U.S. Citizenship is required).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with complex power supply control architectures and high-speed interconnects like SERDES.
• Familiarity with high-speed memory and peripheral systems (200MHz+).
• Strong track record of rigorous documentation and collaborative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead the life cycle development of circuit card assemblies and programmable logic, taking products from initial conceptualization through to production and sustaining engineering.
• Design, implement, and test complex digital, analog, and RF systems, ensuring they meet rigorous functional and reliability requirements for aviation environments.
• Manage full-scale development activities including schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, and the creation of critical specification documentation.
• Spearhead root cause analysis and corrective actions for legacy products while driving configuration control and production transitions via Agile database management.
• Partner with certification and quality leads to ensure every deliverable meets the highest development assurance and global quality standards.

Benefits

• Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans.
• Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

What This Job Offers

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