Digital Design Engineer
Location: Rolling Meadows, IL Salary: $50.00 USD Hourly - $70.00 USD Hourly Description:
Location: Rolling Meadows, IL (Onsite)Job Type: Long-Term Contract
Work Authorization: be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance
Job Summary
We are seeking a Digital Design Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and testing of advanced digital hardware used in defense and mission-critical systems. This role will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop digital circuit card assemblies, embedded hardware, and high-speed electronic subsystems.
The ideal candidate will have experience with digital circuit design, hardware development, and system integration, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills.Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and integrate digital electronic hardware.
- Support digital circuit design activities from schematic capture through system integration and validation testing.
- Develop hardware requirements, design specifications, and test plans based on system-level requirements.
- Perform hardware prototyping, debugging, troubleshooting, and performance verification.
- Support the development of circuit card assemblies, FPGA-based designs, embedded processors, and high-speed interfaces.
- Create and maintain engineering documentation, design artifacts, and technical reports.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve technical issues and ensure successful product delivery.
- Participate in design reviews and technical discussions throughout the product lifecycle.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with at least 2 years of engineering experience, or a Master's degree in a related field.
- Experience with digital circuit design and hardware development.
- Experience supporting design activities from schematic capture through test and integration.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience designing and debugging digital electronics hardware.
- Hands-on experience with FPGA-based systems, embedded processors, or high-speed digital interfaces.
- Ability to translate system requirements into hardware designs and test specifications.
- Experience using requirements management and configuration control tools such as DOORS, ClearCase, or ClearQuest.
- Experience with electronic design tools such as Cadence Concept, Allegro, Mentor DxDesigner, or Expedition.
- Familiarity with Electronic Warfare (EW) systems.
- Current Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Onsite position in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
- Collaborative engineering environment supporting advanced defense technologies.
- Opportunity to work on complex digital hardware systems through the full product development lifecycle.
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