Principal Hardware Engineer - Remote

DY4 Curtiss-Wright DS, Inc. is hiring a Principal Hardware Engineer for its Defense Solutions Group. The role leads the design and development of VPX boards and custom systems, translates customer requirements into system designs, and provides technical leadership across testing, production, and product improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with engineering, project management, test, and operations teams in small, highly integrated, multidisciplinary teams to meet demanding, schedule-driven customer requirements
• Lead the design and development of 3U and 6U VPX SBC, FPGA, switch, and I/O cards supporting data rates up to 400 GHz
• Lead the design and development of custom form-factor systems that include SBC, FPGA, switch, and I/O cards, and power supplies and thermal management elements including Liquid-Flow-Through (LFT) methods
• Support business development, program managers, and customer teams in translating requirements into practical system and functional designs
• Assess technical and economic feasibility of new designs and act as a team/project lead
• Provide technical leadership, introduce best practices, and improve product performance, reliability, and time-to-market (TTM)
• Direct and conduct tests to establish standards for new or modified equipment, systems, or processes
• Develop and maintain technical procedures, documentation, and manuals

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required
• Minimum 15 years of experience in DoD embedded systems and hardware design (SBC, FPGA, switch, and I/O cards up to 100 GHz)
• Extensive experience designing mixed-signal, high-speed digital, analog, and low-power, high-current circuits in high-reliability environments
• Proficient indesigning high-density interconnect (HDI) PCBs with 26+ layers, Mult lamination, blind/buried vias, and uVia structures
• Hands-on experience with Siemens Expedition DX Designer (SCH) and Siemens Expedition PCB tools
• Ability to prioritize tasks, drive results, and work under high-pressure, schedule-driven environments
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, capable of architecting and completing complex designs with schedule-based teams
• Excellent communication skills; proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• US Citizenship required
• Master's preferred
• 20+ years preferred
• active DoD security clearance preferred