Supplied Talent

Hardware Engineer - Munition System

San Francisco, California, United States · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 53 days ago

PCB DesignAltiumCadenceKiCadEMI/EMCCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

Experience Level: Mid‑Senior Experience Required: 5 Years Education: Bachelor's Degree Job Function: Engineering Industry: Defense & Space Recruiter Note Candidate must be comfortable completing an initial 1‑month onsite training period in Kearneysville, WV, after which they will relocate back to work from San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Washington, DC.
About the Project 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,

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.
Bring‑Up & Validation - Build bring‑up benches, execute first‑article validation, and document results.
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.

At the core of the system is an Electro‑Mechanical Safe and Arm Device (EMSAD) responsible for compute, safety, and arming logic.
Safety Architecture - Define hardware safety architecture with redundant interlocks and fail‑safe defaults.
Firmware Collaboration - Work closely with firmware engineers on drivers, timing, and hardware‑software integration.

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