Lead design of high-speed digital circuit cards and subsystems in accordance with customer requirements, applicable aerospace and military standards, and internal design practices
Design PCBAs involving FPGAs, processors, memory devices, data converters, clocks, high-speed serial interfaces, and mixed-signal boundaries
Contribute to digital hardware architectures, detailed schematics, stack-up recommendations, routing constraints, and design analyses for mission-critical electronics
Perform signal integrity and power integrity analysis for high-speed interfaces, memory buses, clocks, power distribution networks, and mixed-signal board environments
Define PCB layout constraints for controlled impedance, length matching, return paths, grounding, shielding, decoupling, and isolation of sensitive circuits
Collaborate with FPGA, embedded software, RF, power, mechanical, manufacturing, and test engineers to ensure digital hardware integrates cleanly within larger systems
Plan and support board bring-up, integration, troubleshooting, verification, qualification testing, and production transition activities
Generate and maintain schematics, analysis reports, design documentation, BOMs, interface documentation, and test plans
Serve as a technical interface with vendors, suppliers, and customers for digital hardware design topics
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of relevant engineering experience
Experience designing high-speed digital hardware
Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, including timing, clocking, controlled impedance, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, decoupling, and return-path management
Experience with digital board design involving FPGAs, processors, memory devices, high-speed data converters, and board-level communication interfaces
Hands-on experience with hardware integration and lab test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, and protocol or signal measurement equipment
Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex technical problems with a high level of attention to detail
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
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Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices
The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
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About CHAOS Industries
Aerospace & Defense
Defense technology company building distributed network systems that provide domain dominance for military, commercial, and border security operations.