Staff Electrical Engineer – FPGA, High-Speed Digital & Radar Systems

Great Bay Staffing Group•Sioux Falls, SD

About The Position

This is a hands-on technical leadership role designing, validating, and integrating electronic systems for complex radar and mission-critical applications. The engineer contributes across the full development cycle, from system architecture and concept through schematics, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, deployment, and field support. The work focuses on high-speed digital, FPGA-based systems, and mixed-signal electronics in an aerospace and defense setting. The role includes leading critical design efforts, mentoring engineers, and contributing to project planning, system architecture, and proposals. The engineer works with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, and customers and supports hardware verification, lab testing, troubleshooting, prototype builds, integration, and field troubleshooting. The position offers a salary of $135,000–$165,000 and paid relocation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Approximately 8–12 years of relevant engineering experience.
Strong background in high-speed digital circuit design, signal integrity, and embedded electronics.
Hands-on experience with FPGA-based systems, VHDL/HDL, and microprocessor architectures.
Experience with schematic capture and PCB design in Altium or comparable tools.
Experience with PCIe, DDR4/5, Ethernet, USB, SPI, and I²C.
Proficiency with laboratory instrumentation, hardware bring-up, debugging, and prototype validation.
Familiarity with version control such as Git or Subversion.
Sound technical judgment, strong documentation skills, and ability to work independently.
U.S. citizenship and eligibility for access to classified government information.
Comfort working in a hands-on laboratory environment.
Occasional travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

RF circuit design and analysis, including GHz-frequency systems.
Power electronics and power-system design experience.
Experience with spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and signal generators.
Aerospace, defense, or ruggedized electronics design experience.
Thermal management of high-performance electronics, including conduction cooling and thermal analysis.

Responsibilities

Design and validate systems involving high-speed digital interfaces, FPGAs, embedded processors, mixed-signal electronics, and RF components.
Write FPGA logic in VHDL/HDL and support embedded-system architecture and integration.
Develop schematics and PCB layouts using Altium or comparable tools, supporting simulation, fabrication, bring-up, and testing.
Lead hardware verification, laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
Build test setups, write test procedures, and validate designs using laboratory instrumentation.
Support prototype builds, hardware integration, precision soldering, component rework, and field troubleshooting.
Document designs and ensure they meet applicable quality, safety, and regulatory standards.
Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, and customers.
Lead critical design efforts, mentor other engineers, and contribute to project planning, system architecture, and proposals.