Sr. Hardware Systems Engineer

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions•Cedar Rapids, IA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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, and systems engineering teams to deliver reliable hardware that meets performance and safety requirements. This position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The position supports mission-critical aerospace and defense programs. It includes designing and documenting hardware, contributing to verification and qualification activities, and working across disciplines to ensure hardware is suitable for its application.

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.
Ability to collaborate with electrical, mechanical, systems, certification, and other engineering disciplines.
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 and other disciplines to ensure electrical designs are appropriate for the application.
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.