Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer

Location: State College, Pennsylvania, US. Full-time, on-site position. Employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off. Ability to obtain a DOD Secret Security Clearance is required; security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Company

hirify.global develops end-to-end defense technology solutions across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains for national security missions.

What you will do

• Lead electronics design efforts across digital, power, analog, and mixed-signal systems using schematic capture, block diagrams, wiring diagrams, and electrical design and analysis tools.
• Create design review packages, circuit analyses, performance budgets, test data, test plans, and test procedures to demonstrate compliance with functional requirements.
• Translate system-level requirements into implementation-level block diagrams, flow diagrams, design concepts, and detailed circuit designs.
• Lead bench-level integration of hardware, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and software, including design, build, and test of digital and mixed-signal circuit boards.
• Coordinate with Systems, Mechanical, Software, Firmware, Electrical Engineering, Technicians, and Operations teams to transition hardware through integration, testing, and production.
• Support project planning, design reviews, proposal efforts, product documentation releases, cost and schedule trade studies, and customer reviews throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of related experience, or at least 10 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Knowledge of electronic design and simulation tools, including Xpedition, Altium, OrCAD, Spice, and Mentor Graphics tools.
• Experience designing boards with microcontrollers, programming and debugging microcontrollers in embedded C, and using Python or other scripting tools for hardware I/O verification.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, RS-485, I2C, and other electronic communication protocols.
• Knowledge of Linux and familiarity with command-line execution.
• Ability to manage project costs and schedules, meet critical milestones, support design reviews, and generate cost and schedule trade studies.
• Ability to own development through all phases of the product lifecycle and demonstrate mastery of product lifecycle management systems.
• Ability to obtain a DOD Secret Security Clearance; security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Nice to have

• Active DOD Secret, TS, or TS/SCI clearance.
• Knowledge of electronic warfare systems combined with digital, analog, and RF design.
• Understanding of version control best practices and tools, including Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management.
• Experience preparing presentation materials.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for program activities.
• At least 4 years of experience in digital electronics technology, parts availability, and design architecture.
• At least 4 years of design experience through the development cycle, including integration and testing of circuit designs.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative Integrated Product Team environment involving Systems, Mechanical, Software, Firmware, Electrical Engineering, and Technicians.
• Work-life schedule totaling 80 hours over 9 of every 14 days, with every other Friday off.
• Inclusive workplace focused on professional growth, community commitment, and excellence.
• Employment with an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify employer.