Lead Hardware Engineer

Location: Onsite in Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Salary: $108,900–$150,000 per year plus bonus

Company

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions develops products and services for demanding defense and aerospace applications, including air, ground, naval, battlefield, and communication systems.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of 3U and 6U VPX single-board computers, FPGA, switch, and I/O cards for high-speed data processing.
• Develop custom form-factor systems integrating boards, power supplies, hardware security elements, and thermal-management solutions including Liquid-Flow-Through methods.
• Translate customer requirements into system architectures, functional designs, and hardware solutions while balancing performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Lead design reviews, technical decisions, hardware testing, qualification, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, test, and operations teams in multidisciplinary project groups.
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering practices, procedures, documentation, and manuals that improve reliability and time to market.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 8 years of experience in DoD embedded systems and hardware design, including SBC, FPGA, switch, and I/O card development.
• Experience with mixed-signal, high-speed digital, analog, low-power, and high-current circuit design in high-reliability environments.
• Strong experience designing high-density interconnect PCBs with complex multilayer designs, multi-lamination processes, blind and buried vias, and uVia structures.
• Hands-on experience with Siemens Expedition DX Designer and Siemens Expedition PCB tools.
• US citizenship is required. Active DoD security clearance is preferred, and additional screening may apply for export-controlled information.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid time off and health and wellness benefits.
• 401(k) with employer match and profit sharing.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Employee referral program, recognition programs, competitive pay, and employee stock purchase plan.
• Inclusive and supportive work environment.