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# Digital Design Engineer

- **Company:** QuEST Defense
- **Location:** Tucson, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $126,880.0 - $145,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Data Transmissions, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, PCI Express, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Systems Integration, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, Fpga Hardware, Pcb Layout, Physical Design
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/digital-design-engineer-quest-defense-systems-solution-9610457

## About the Role

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience designing circuit card assemblies (CCAs) incorporating processors, FPGAs, memory devices, and high-speed digital interfaces. Opportunities are available for engineers with approximately 2+ through 8+ years of relevant experience, with responsibilities and technical leadership increasing based on level., Digital Design Engineer II - Approximately 2+ Years

 * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
 * 2+ years of relevant digital electronics, hardware design, or circuit card development experience
 * Experience with digital circuit design, analysis, simulation, or testing
 * Understanding of schematic design and PCB/CCA development processes
 * Experience working with processors, FPGAs, memory, or digital communication interfaces
 * Hands-on laboratory experience using electronic test and measurement equipment
 * Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary engineering team, * 5+ years of experience developing and designing electronic circuits, CCAs, or multi-assembly electronic systems
 * Experience developing and supporting complex, multi-layer circuit card assemblies
 * Proficiency with electronic design and simulation tools used for schematic development, PCB design support, and hardware analysis
 * Experience with requirements analysis, parts selection, trade studies, hardware architecture, and schematic capture
 * Experience supporting PCB physical layout and applying appropriate design constraints
 * Ability to independently support hardware checkout, troubleshooting, and integration, * 8+ years of experience developing digital electronics, circuit card assemblies, and/or multi-assembly electronic systems
 * Demonstrated ability to take a hardware design from requirements or initial block-diagram concept through detailed design, hardware fabrication, test, and integration
 * Strong understanding of the complete PCB/CCA design process
 * Advanced experience with schematic capture, design analysis, simulation, and design verification prior to hardware execution
 * Experience developing complex hardware incorporating processors, FPGAs, memory, and high-speed digital interfaces
 * Strong background developing multi-layer CCAs and defining or applying hardware design constraints
 * Ability to provide technical direction, mentor less-experienced engineers, and lead hardware development activities
 * Experience supporting programs through development and transition into production

Preferred Skills:

 * Experience designing electronics for missile, aerospace, avionics, defense, or other high-reliability applications
 * Experience with high-speed digital electronics
 * Experience with homogeneous or heterogeneous multiprocessor architectures
 * Familiarity with FPGA development and integration
 * Familiarity with embedded software and hardware/software integration
 * Experience with signal integrity and/or power integrity analysis
 * Experience troubleshooting prototype hardware in a laboratory environment
 * Experience supporting hardware throughout the complete product development lifecycle
 * Previous experience developing electronics within regulated, mission-critical, or safety-critical environments

## Description

* Design, develop, analyze, simulate, test, and integrate digital electronic modules and complex circuit card assemblies (CCAs)
 * Translate system and hardware requirements into detailed digital hardware architectures and designs
 * Develop hardware architecture including block diagrams, interfaces, and design concepts
 * Perform schematic capture and collaborate closely with PCB layout engineers throughout the physical design process
 * Select processors, FPGAs, memory devices, interface components, and other electronic parts
 * Conduct component evaluations, parts selection, and technical trade studies
 * Design hardware incorporating digital interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART
 * Support complex, multi-layer PCB/CCA development and apply appropriate electrical and physical design constraints
 * Perform design analysis and simulation prior to hardware fabrication
 * Support signal and power integrity analysis as appropriate to the design
 * Develop test plans and procedures for hardware verification
 * Perform laboratory checkout, troubleshooting, debugging, and integration using standard electronic test equipment
 * Collaborate with FPGA, software, systems, mechanical, manufacturing, test, and other engineering disciplines
 * Support designs through development, integration, qualification, and transition into production


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