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Electrical Engineer - Hardware Validation

$90k - $165k

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Job Description

Job Description

Electrical Engineer – Product Testing

Location: On-Site in Clarksburg, MD

Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Salary Range: $90,000 – $165,000

Our client, a defense autonomy company, is seeking a mid to senior level Electrical Engineer with strong experience in hardware validation, automated test systems, and test fixture development to support the design, bring-up, and production validation of electronic systems used in autonomous vehicle platforms.

What You'll Do

  • Design hardware validation strategies for boards and subsystems used in autonomous vehicle platforms
  • Develop automated test systems for engineering validation, regression testing, and manufacturing screening
  • Design and build custom test fixtures, harnesses, and interface boards
  • Develop automated test scripts to exercise hardware interfaces (Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, power systems)
  • Design and debug digital/analog circuits for embedded systems, networking hardware, and power subsystems
  • Lead board bring-up and hardware debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers
  • Perform root cause analysis on hardware issues found during validation and field testing
  • Develop and maintain ECAD designs (Altium or equivalent), reviewing for signal/power integrity and testability
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with firmware, manufacturing, and mechanical teams

Minimum Qualifications

  • Strong experience in hardware validation and automated test development
  • Hands-on experience designing test fixtures, hardware test adapters, or validation systems
  • Deep familiarity with hardware debugging and lab instrumentation
  • Strong understanding of design-for-test (DFT) and validation methodologies
  • Basic knowledge of networking configurations and protocols
  • Strong problem-solving skills across mixed hardware/software issues

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with automated hardware test systems (Python, Boundary Scan, or similar)
  • Experience with automotive, defense, or high-reliability hardware systems
  • Familiarity with networking hardware, embedded systems, or robotics platforms
  • Exposure to signal/power integrity analysis
  • Familiarity with ISO 26262, MIL-STD, or other reliability standards

Vacancy posted 22 days ago
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