Avionics Electrical Design Engineer

Cyient is looking for Avionics Electrical Design Engineer specializing in schematic design and PCB/board layout for airborne electronics. The engineer will be responsible for electrical design, circuit development, PCB layout, EMI/EMC considerations, simulation, testing, and compliance with aerospace standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and review electrical schematics and circuit designs for avionics systems.
• Design RF/electrical circuits , including power amplifiers, LNAs, filters, and related interfaces.
• Perform PCB layout , including high-speed PCB design, signal integrity, and power integrity considerations.
• Apply EMI/EMC design practices throughout schematic and PCB development.
• Conduct circuit analysis and simulations using MATLAB, SPICE, ADS, HFSS, or equivalent tools .
• Support design verification, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis of electrical/PCB issues.
• Perform and support environmental, RF emissions, RF susceptibility, and lightning testing .
• Ensure designs comply with relevant aerospace and airborne hardware standards , including DO-160 and DO-254 .
• Work with test equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes .
• Collaborate with systems, embedded, mechanical, manufacturing, and verification teams.
• Support design reviews, documentation, qualification, and production release activities.

Must-Have Skills

Skill Area

Required Expertise

Aerospace Standards

DO-160, DO-254, FCC, ETSI, airborne hardware

RF/Microwave Engineering

RF engineering, microwave engineering, wireless communications

RF Circuit Design

Power Amplifier (PA), LNA, filters, antenna interfaces

RF Simulation

ADS, HFSS, AWR, microwave simulation

PCB & EMI/EMC

PCB layout, high-speed PCB, EMI/EMC, signal integrity

Antenna Design

3D antenna design and antenna testing

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Wireless Technologies: 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wireless protocols.
• Test Equipment: Network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope.
• Design & Analysis: MATLAB, SPICE, circuit simulation.
• Embedded Systems: Embedded systems and firmware development.
• Sustenance Engineering: Failure analysis, root-cause analysis, obsolescence management.

Environmental Testing: Temperature testing, RF emissions, RF susceptibility, lightning testing