About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Engineering.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Electrical Engineer 1 to work onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA on avionics digital hardware for high-performance computing and network switch products. As a third-party recruiter, Careertakes highlights that this role is ideal for recent graduates or engineers with project/coursework experience who want hands-on hardware design exposure.

• Apply electrical engineering principles to design, develop, document, verify, support, and troubleshoot digital hardware for avionics products.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Environmental Effects, Manufacturing/Operations, and Design-to-Cost teams to meet product requirements across the lifecycle.
• Work on designs using digital logic (ASIC/FPGA/CPLD), processors, and memory technologies.
• Support production troubleshooting and sustainment activities as needed.
• Participate in design reviews, verification activities, and factory transitions.

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What You’ll Learn

• Practical, end-to-end hardware development experience spanning requirements capture, schematic capture, integration, and verification.
• Exposure to avionics-grade design practices and regulatory/engineering workflows used in aerospace products.
• Hands-on experience with embedded devices, FPGA/ASIC design concepts, and high-speed memory interfaces.
• Professional development through communities of practice, mentoring, and cross-discipline collaboration.

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Qualifications

Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM degree completed by the start date. (Experience can include coursework, projects, research, or on-the-job experience.)
• Authorization to work as a U.S. Person (per client requirements for this role).

Preferred:

• Knowledge of digital circuit design parameters (throughput, rise time, clocking, propagation delay).
• Familiarity with computer hardware components (processors, memory, interfaces) and timing/throughput considerations.
• Experience with schematic capture for digital/mixed-signal designs and familiarity with PCB layout principles and routing rules.
• Experience interfacing with embedded devices (processors, GPUs, FPGAs) and bus technologies such as Ethernet, I2C, USB, LVDS, SERDES.
• Experience with DDR memory interfaces.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range (good-faith estimate): $57,200 — $108,800 USD per year. The final offer will depend on candidate experience, role responsibilities, location, and skills.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible schedules, employee assistance programs, tuition/learning support, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits depend on the hiring business unit and local policies.
• Relocation eligibility may be available for qualified candidates.

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Work Location & Type

• This is an onsite role based in Cedar Rapids, IA. Candidates should be prepared to work primarily onsite and may be asked to attend select interview steps in-person.

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About the Role’s Industry

This position supports Engineering work in the avionics and aerospace defense hardware domain, focusing on digital hardware for commercial avionics platforms.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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