Principal Electrical Hardware Engineer (Onsite)
Job Description
2026-06-10
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-IL-ROCKFORD-P6 ~ 4747 Harrison Ave ~ 4747 HARRISON AVE-P6
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Electrical Hardware Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design and development of Electronic Control Units (ECUs) and Printed Wiring Board Assemblies (PWBAs) for military and commercial aircraft electric systems.
The ideal candidate will be capable of working with limited oversight while collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams to support all phases of product development, from concept through qualification and field support.
What You Will Do
Design and development of electronic control units and associated PWBA hardware for aerospace applications.
Apply electrical and electronic engineering principles to ensure designs comply with customer requirements, regulatory standards, and internal engineering processes.
Collaborate with project engineering, unit leads, peer designers, and cross-functional engineering teams to develop solutions and resolve technical issues.
Utilize department-specific hardware processes and standard work practices to ensure design integrity and compliance.
Support or manage small projects and engineering processes as required.
Develop unit and module requirements using DOORS and/or SysML modeling tools such as Cameo.
Perform requirements validation and manage requirement changes using tools such as TeamCenter and Polarion.
Participate in conceptual and preliminary hardware architecture development.
Create schematic designs using Concept HDL and/or Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA).
Conduct design reviews in accordance with departmental standards.
Perform engineering analyses including:
Stress analysis
Stability analysis
Lightning analysis
Performance analysis
Additional customer-specified evaluations
