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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Systems Engineer - **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - **Location:** El Segundo, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $62,000.0 - $141,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Board Bringup, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Biometrics, VoIP, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Embedded C, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), GPS Navigation Devices, Hardware Design, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Application Specific Integrated Circuits, SC Clearance, Pcb Layout - **Published:** July 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/hardware-systems-engineer-mid-el-segundo-ca--8f6dda4c-1b17-49b0-8d5b-549f8f6a64b0 ## About the Role Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security space missions? You understand your customer's environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution., * 5+ years of experience with hardware engineering * Experience reviewing avionics hardware designs at PDR, CDR, and TRR milestones, including schematics, PCB layouts, and parts selection rationale * Experience authoring or evaluating hardware requirements specifications, ICDs, and verification matrices traceable to system-level requirements * Experience in requirements document development such as TRD * Experience with risk processes and Risk Management * Ability to coordinate across IPTs and component vendors to resolve technical issues without direct authority, interact well in cross-functional team meetings and professional environments, and work collaboratively and independently demonstrating initiative to complete complex tasks * Ability to travel up to 10% of the time * Secret clearance * Bachelor's degree Nice If You Have: * 10+ years of experience with avionics hardware engineering supporting DoD programs * Experience supporting Air Force, Space Force, or other DoD programs * Experience with VHDL/Verilog, embedded C, or board bring-up and debug * Experience with Aviation GPS Receiver Cards * Experience with ASICS, FPGAs * Experience working with new technology programs for embedded systems * Experience in obsolescence management, supply chain risk, or trusted microelectronics * Knowledge of DO-254 design assurance or equivalent airworthiness and safety-of-flight processes * Knowledge of a variety of electronics environments, such as salt fog, EMI/EMC, and shock and vibration qualification * Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline, ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), Air Force, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation Industry, Avionics, Biometrics, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Engineering, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electronics, Embedded Systems, GPS (Global Positioning System), Government, Government Requirements, Hardware Administration, Hardware Design, Internet/IP Telephony, Leadership, Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM), Organizational Skills, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout, Problem Solving Skills, Process Management, Receivers, Requirements Validation/Verification, Risk, Risk Management, Schematics, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Supply Chain, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Team Player, Technical Analysis, Technical Leadership, Test Readiness Review (TRR), United States Air Force (USAF), United States Department of Defense (DoD), Willing to Travel, Work From Home ## Related Videos - [Getting under the skin: The Social Engineering techniques](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/38-getting-under-the-skin-the-social-engineering-techniques) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Cybersecurity for Software Defined Vehicles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/725-cybersecurity-for-software-defined-vehicles) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Quick guide: How to write a Software Developer CV](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/37-quick-guide-how-to-write-a-software-developer-cv) - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)