Senior Electronics Engineer
Position: Senior Electronics Engineer
Location: Groton, Connecticut
Type: Full Time
Summary:
This role is ideal for an experienced Electronics Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges in a hands-on research and development environment. As a Senior Engineer – Electronics, you will lead the design, development, integration, and testing of advanced electronic systems supporting next-generation underwater sensing, communications, and electromechanical technologies for defense applications. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in analog and digital electronics with strong leadership, system integration, and problem-solving abilities while collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
What You'll Do:
- Lead the design and development of custom analog and digital electronic systems for advanced defense technologies.
- Design, review, and validate complex printed circuit boards (PCBs), embedded electronics, and mixed-signal hardware.
- Develop, integrate, test, and troubleshoot electronic assemblies from prototype through production.
- Perform system-level integration, verification, and laboratory testing using advanced electronic test equipment.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple concurrent R&D projects.
- Collaborate with mechanical, software, systems, and manufacturing engineers throughout product development.
- Prepare engineering documentation, schematics, design reviews, technical reports, and manufacturing packages.
- Support field testing, customer demonstrations, and transition of products into production.
Experience You'll Need:
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- 8+ years of electronics engineering experience (or equivalent advanced degree experience).
- Strong experience designing analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronic circuits.
- Experience designing, integrating, and troubleshooting custom PCB assemblies.
- Experience with embedded processors, microcontrollers, digital interfaces, and power electronics.
- Proficiency using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and laboratory test equipment.
- Experience leading engineering design reviews and mentoring junior engineers.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Security Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Altium Designer or similar PCB design software.
- Experience with LTSpice or circuit simulation tools.
- Programming experience with C/C++, Python, or embedded firmware.
- Experience supporting DoD, Navy, maritime, or underwater systems.
- Knowledge of signal conditioning, sensor electronics, communications systems, or electromechanical products.