ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Avionics Hardware - Oklahoma City, OK

About the role

The Embedded Systems Section within the Strategic Aerospace Department delivers comprehensive engineering solutions for the aerospace community, specializing in system engineering, technology insertion, requirements generation, cybersecurity, trade studies, and full‑lifecycle support. The team designs, develops, maintains, and produces advanced hardware and software systems—from microcircuits to major subsystems for aircraft and ground support equipment—ensuring mission‑critical performance and innovation.

This position supports the design, development, analysis, integration, and test of avionics electronics, circuit‑card assemblies, and embedded hardware for aerospace and defense applications. The incumbent will assist senior engineers with schematic capture, component selection, interface definition, circuit analysis, laboratory troubleshooting, and verification of analog, digital, and power electronics, while gaining practical knowledge of avionics hardware design, electrical interfaces, embedded electronics, test equipment, and engineering processes through hands‑on project execution.

Responsibilities

• Create and update schematics, bills of material, interface definitions, wiring information, and basic electrical design documentation under guidance of experienced engineers.
• Perform circuit calculations, component research, tolerance reviews, bench measurements, troubleshooting, and laboratory testing of analog, digital, power, and mixed‑signal electronics.
• Support prototype build, bring‑up, integration, and test of circuit‑card assemblies, embedded electronics, avionics interfaces, sensors, and associated test equipment.
• Use electrical engineering tools for schematic capture, simulation, data analysis, documentation, and configuration control.
• Learn and apply applicable aerospace and defense design standards.
• Collaborate with systems, software, firmware, mechanical, test, and manufacturing engineers to resolve technical issues and support successful hardware integration and verification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• Academic, internship, co‑op, laboratory, senior‑design, or research experience involving electronic hardware, circuit design, embedded systems, avionics, or electrical test (0+ years).
• Experience or coursework using schematic capture, circuit simulation, laboratory instrumentation, PCB/CCA development, embedded electronics, or electrical troubleshooting is preferred.
• Familiarity with C/C++, Python, MATLAB, SPICE/PSpice, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, multimeters, or similar engineering tools is desirable.
• Valid/clear driver’s license.

Special Requirements

• Work assignment located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (or San Antonio, Texas).
• Applicant will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• U.S. citizenship is required.