Hardware Development Engineer
Overview:
In this role you will develop hardware for high-performance aviation GPS receivers embedded in inertial subsystems. You will manage the full hardware lifecycle from concept to sustainment, collaborating with certification, quality, and manufacturing teams. You'll tackle digital, RF, power, and mechanical aspects across circuit cards and programmable logic, delivering reliable systems for demanding aviation environments. This is a hands-on, cross-functional position in Trimble MAS that shapes critical navigation technology. You will work in a mission-driven, collaborative culture with a clear impact on defense-grade positioning solutions. Compensation / Benefits Medical, Dental, VisionLife and Disability benefits Retirement plans Paid Time OffPaid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and test digital, analog, RF circuit card assemblies, programmable logic devices, and test fixtures to meet stringent requirements
- Manage requirements, specifications, interface control documents, schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, and associated testing
- Specify parts, analyze performance and reliability, and manage the component and assembly lifecycle
- Drive configuration control, production transition, and support including parts/BOM management in Agile systems
- Sustain legacy developments with root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Coordinate with certification, configuration management, and QA to meet development assurance, certification, and quality standards
Key requirements:
- 7+ years of mixed-signal board-level development including RF, high-speed ADC, and FPGA (Verilog/VHDL) development
- Embedded bring-up and BSP support for CPU- and microcontroller-based subsystems
- Experience with complex power supply architectures, microcontroller programming, high-speed memory (200MHz), and SERDESFamiliarity with RF development and performance issues (isolation, crosstalk, interference)
- Proven documentation, organization, collaboration, and communication skills
- Ability to obtain DoD security clearance (citizenship and clearance history required)collaborative team playerstrong documentation and communicationproblem-solving and outside-the-box thinkingRF design and testing
- Mixed-signal circuit designFPGA development (Verilog/VHDL)