Full-time

Hardware Design Engineer

Posted by Actalent • Fairfax, VA, United States

📍 Fairfax, VA 🕒 February 28, 2026

About the Role

Job Title: Hardware Design Engineer
Job Description
The Principal Electrical Engineer serves as a sr. technical leader within the Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, responsible for the architecture, development, and technical oversight of advanced embedded hardware solutions for space and defense applications. This role provides authoritative subject matter expertise across the full hardware development lifecycle—from requirements definition and system architecture through detailed design, integration, verification, qualification, and delivery. The Principal Electrical Engineer ensures that all designs meet stringent performance, reliability, environmental, and radiation-mitigation requirements typical of space and mission-critical defense systems. Acting as both a hands-on technical contributor and strategic leader, this position guides engineering best practices, resolves complex technical challenges, and drives design decisions that balance innovation, risk, cost, and sc...

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