(Fastwater Staffing) Avionics Hardware Engineer - Torrance, CA | Full time/On-site

We are hiring Avionics Hardware Engineers to own flight critical electronics across design, bring up, test, and integration. This role is intended for engineers with experience in complex electronic systems who can take responsibility for avionics subsystems and operate effectively in a high tempo development environment. Engineers in this role may own areas such as motor controllers, avionics backplanes, power distribution, or outward facing avionics test and integration.

Responsibilities:

• Own avionics hardware from architecture and schematic design through PCB layout, bring-up, and production support
• Drive design decisions including component selection, interfaces, and system tradeoffs
• Lead hardware bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis across lab, integration, and flight test
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure avionics hardware meets performance, reliability, and mission requirements
• Define and execute hardware validation strategies appropriate to development and flight maturity
• Produce clear technical documentation covering designs, test results, and engineering changes
• Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to transition hardware from prototype to production
• Continuously improve designs based on test results, field data, and evolving requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Proven end-to-end ownership of avionics or high reliability electronic hardware
• Strong experience with PCB design, bring up, and lab debugging
• Ability to operate autonomously and drive hardware issues to closure

Preferred Qualifications:

• Avionics, aerospace, missile, space, automotive, or defense hardware experience
• Experience with motor controllers, backplanes, power electronics, or flight hardware
• Familiarity with MILSTD or aerospace hardware standards (e.g., DO254 exposure)
• Embedded systems or FPGA adjacent hardware experience
• Experience supporting hardware in integration, test, or flight environment