Hardware Development Engineering

Pioneer the Future of Aviation GPS!
Do you want to develop hardware for high-performance aviation GPS receivers and own the design process from concept to completion?
Trimble is looking for a Hardware Development Engineer to join our Sunnyvale, California team!
Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret DOD Security Clearance. Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it is helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.
Trimble is the market leader in high-performance embedded GPS navigation receivers for aviation applications. The Hardware Development Engineer manages circuit card and programmable logic life cycle Development, implementation, test, and verification activities for high-performance aviation GPS receivers, comprising digital, RF, power, and mechanical subsystems of circuit card-level receivers.
You will support products from initial development to end of life, including conceptualization, proposals, development validation, new product introduction, engineering changes, sustaining engineering, manufacturing problem resolution, and quality issues.
TMAS provides sophisticated Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, modules, and related technical solutions, with a primary focus on military and national security applications.
In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing high-performance embedded GPS navigation receivers, directly influencing the safety and efficiency of global aviation and shaping the future of inertial navigation subsystems.
Lead the life cycle development of circuit card assemblies and programmable logic, taking products from initial conceptualization through to production and sustaining engineering.
Design, implement, and test complex digital, analog, and RF systems, ensuring they meet rigorous functional and reliability requirements for aviation environments.
Manage full-scale development activities including schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, and the creation of critical specification documentation.
Spearhead root cause analysis and corrective actions for legacy products while driving configuration control and production transitions via Agile database management.
Partner with certification and quality leads to ensure every deliverable meets the highest development assurance and global quality standards.
Proven ability to scope FPGA resources and conduct rigorous circuit simulations.

• Systems Bring-up & BSP: Full-stack hardware bring-up skills with expertise in Board Support Package (BSP) development for CISC/RISC CPU-based systems and microcontroller subsystems.
• Experience with complex power supply control architectures and microcontroller programming.
• A strong handle on RF development and performance challenges, including isolation, crosstalk, and interference.
• BA in Electrical engineering, electronics Engineering or similar.
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance is required. Applicants must clearly indicate citizenship and any previous DoD security clearance activity.

Sunnyvale, CA, Office-Based
DOD Secret Security Clearance Info:
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You will work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you will be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste. Hardware Engineer, Electrical Engineer, GPS, Aviation, RF Design, FPGA, Verilog, VHDL, Circuit Design, DoD Clearance, Mixed Signal, Embedded Systems, Sunnyvale Jobs
Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
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Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

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Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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