Electrical Design & Integration Engineer
The Electrical Design & Integration Engineer at Confidential Client supports the design, integration, testing, and production of missile systems and unmanned aircraft avionics. This entry-level role involves hands-on work in hardware, firmware, and software development across prototype and production environments, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver mission-critical real-time systems. The position requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently while supporting the full product lifecycle from R&D through production.
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What You’ll Do
Confidential Client is seeking an entry-level Electrical Design & Integration Engineer to join multidisciplinary teams at the Redstone Arsenal, AL location. This is a hands-on engineering role supporting design, integration, test, and field operations for missile systems and unmanned platforms. You will work across prototype and production phases and help move hardware from concept to deliverable products.
- Design, fabricate, analyze, and integrate electrical hardware, firmware, and software to meet mission requirements.
- Test and troubleshoot hardware, firmware, and embedded software in lab and field environments.
- Design electrical and software architectures for real-time, mission-critical systems (flight systems, sensors, ground vehicles, ground control).
- Support analog/digital/PCB hardware design, wiring harnesses, and parts selection.
- Execute hardware-in-the-loop simulation, system debugging, and systems engineering tasks.
- Coordinate with purchasing and external vendors (PCB shops, cable houses) to procure and qualify components.
- Work closely with manufacturing and production teams to transition prototypes to production-ready hardware.
- Collaborate with program managers, customers, and multi-disciplinary engineering teams to define requirements and trade-offs.
Qualifications
Basic (required):
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
- Experience in one or more of: electrical system design, circuit design and simulation, hardware/software interface design and integration, or embedded software development.
- Lab and field troubleshooting experience for hardware and firmware.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Willingness to travel up to 10% to support testing and events.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with PCB layout and schematic capture.
- Experience with parts selection, SMT manufacturing processes, and wiring harness design.
- Experience with sensor instrumentation (acceleration, velocity, position, pressure).
- Experience developing and testing flight hardware, radio links, GPS/INS systems.
- Experience with rapid prototyping, requirements-based design, test planning, and technical leadership.
Compensation & Location
- Pay Range: $57,850 – $104,575 per year (posted by Confidential Client; final offer depends on experience, skills, and other factors).
- Location: Redstone Arsenal, AL (on-site / campus-based role with occasional travel).
- Employment type: Full-time.
Why This Role
- Work on mission-critical, real-world systems in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- Broad hands-on exposure: avionics, integration, test, and field operations.
- Opportunity to grow technical depth across hardware, firmware, and systems engineering disciplines.
- Collaborative, multidisciplinary teams focused on delivering defensible engineering solutions.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
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