About Careertakes

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

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What You’ll Do

This is an entry-level Electrical Engineer role focused on digital hardware used in high-performance computing products for commercial avionics platforms. You will join the client’s engineering team to design, verify, and support digital circuit boards and modules used in processing computers and network switch products.

• Use electrical engineering principles to design, document, verify, troubleshoot, and support digital hardware for avionics products.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Environmental Effects, Manufacturing/Operations, and Design-to-Cost teams to meet requirements across the product lifecycle.
• Work with digital logic components (ASIC/FPGA/CPLD), processors, and memory subsystems.
• Support production issues and sustainment activities as needed.
• Perform schematic capture reviews and contribute to design documentation and verification artifacts.

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What You’ll Learn

• Hands-on exposure to avionics-grade digital hardware development across requirements, design, integration, verification, and factory transition.
• Access to internal engineering communities of practice for mentorship and networking.
• Experience with cutting-edge embedded and high-performance computing technologies used in aerospace and defense products.

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Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM major completed by the start date.
• Authorization requirement: this role requires a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other status defined under relevant U.S. regulations). See the job details for the full definition.

(Experience may be gained via coursework, projects, research, or on-the-job activities.)

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Qualifications We Prefer

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

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Work Location, Clearance & Compensation

• Work location: Onsite in Marlborough, MA (candidates must be able to work primarily onsite).
• Security clearance: Not required for this role.
• Relocation: Relocation eligibility may apply.
• Salary range (good-faith estimate representative of all experience levels): $57,200 - $108,800 per year.
• Benefits: Hired applicants may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, parental leave, and other benefits per the client’s policies.

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What We Offer

• A mission-driven engineering environment contributing to aerospace and defense systems.
• Collaborative teams, professional development resources, and exposure to advanced avionics technologies.
• Opportunities to contribute across the product lifecycle and grow technical expertise.

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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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