Hardware Engineer - Munition System

Our client is developing a small, safety-critical kinetic munition deployed via an FPV-class airframe. At the core of the system is an Electro-Mechanical Safe and Arm Device (EMSAD) responsible for compute, safety, and arming logic. This role owns the entire electronics stack - from schematic architecture through PCB layout, bring-up, validation, and qualification.

What You’ll Do

• EMSAD Architecture - Architect and design the main EMSAD board and all auxiliary boards.
• Schematic & PCB Design - Lead schematic capture and multilayer PCB layout for mixed-signal, low-power, and RF-adjacent systems.
• Safety Architecture - Define hardware safety architecture with redundant interlocks and fail-safe defaults.
• Bring-Up & Validation - Build bring-up benches, execute first-article validation, and document results.
• Firmware Collaboration - Work closely with firmware engineers on drivers, timing, and hardware-software integration.
• Environmental Qualification - Drive thermal, vibration, EMC, ESD, and drop-test qualification.
• Manufacturing Readiness - Own BOM management, DFM/DFT, and factory tester development.
• Lab Debugging - Perform hands-on debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, and soldering tools., A small, fast-moving engineering team with weekly hardware iterations and constant prototyping. Engineers are expected to:
• Drive electrical decisions
• Document design choices clearly
• Stand behind their work during qualification and field validation

Do you have experience in Soldering tools?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * 5+ years of professional electronics design experience

• Strong knowledge of low-power MCUs, mixed-signal systems, power supplies, sensors, and RF-adjacent layout
• Expertise with PCB layout tools such as Altium, KiCad, or Cadence
• Hands-on lab debugging experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, and soldering tools
• Experience debugging complex hardware issues including EMC, brown-out, and edge-case failures
• Strong written and verbal English communication

Nice to Have

• Safety-critical hardware or fail-safe design experience
• Experience with S&A or fuzing electronics
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 / MIL-STD-461 testing
• FPV or small-UAV electronics experience
• DFT experience for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing