Sr. Hardware Systems Engineer

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc.•Cedar Rapids, IA

4d•$120,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Quest Defense Systems and Solutions (QDSS) is seeking an experienced Electrical Hardware Engineer to design, test, and qualify electrical hardware for aerospace applications. The role involves developing new hardware, improving existing designs, troubleshooting technical issues, and supporting integration and certification activities. The engineer will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, systems, certification, and other engineering disciplines to deliver reliable hardware that meets performance and safety requirements. This position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with typically 5+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field with typically 3+ years of relevant experience.
Experience using electronic test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers (VNAs), digital multimeters (DMMs), and signal generators for circuit characterization, debugging, and validation.
Experience supporting hardware verification, integration, pre-qualification, qualification testing, and certification documentation, including Accomplishment Summaries and Qualification by Similarity Assessments.
Ability to collaborate with electrical, mechanical, systems, certification, and other engineering disciplines during integration, verification, pre-qualification, and qualification activities.
Ability to work independently with limited day-to-day direction, troubleshoot technical issues, and drive assigned work to completion.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DO-254 certification and associated documentation at the hardware/box level; FPGA/complex-device coding experience is not the primary need for this scope.
Experience with DO-160 environmental qualification and EMI/EMC testing.
Familiarity with FAA AC 20-152A, AC 20-189, and civil certification processes.
Experience with display technologies such as image processing, LCD drivers, graphics engines, touch screens, graphics controller cards, backlights, or related display circuitry.
Ability to lead less technical team members.

Responsibilities

Design, test, analyze, integrate, qualify, and document new electrical hardware.
Develop, test, and document changes to existing hardware designs.
Work with mechanical and systems engineering to ensure electrical designs are appropriate for their applications.
Participate in cross-functional integration, pre-qualification, and qualification efforts for products and subsystems.
Support hardware verification, integration, qualification testing, and certification documentation.
Troubleshoot technical issues and drive assigned work to completion.