Full-time

Hardware Design Engineer

Posted by Actalent • Fairfax, VA, United States

📍 Fairfax, VA 🕒 February 24, 2026

About the Role

About the Role
We are seeking a Principal Hardware Design Engineer to serve as a senior technical leader within our client's Space Electronic Systems (SES) division. In this role, you will architect, develop, and guide advanced embedded hardware solutions for next‑generation space and defense applications.
You will own the hardware development lifecycle end‑to‑end—requirements, design, simulation, schematic capture, PCB layout, integration, test, and delivery—while ensuring all systems meet stringent performance, reliability, and radiation‑tolerance standards.
This position is ideal for an engineer who thrives in a hands‑on technical leadership role, enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, and wants to shape the future technology roadmap for critical mission systems
Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership & Architecture

+ Serve as the subject matter expert for embedded hardware engineering across SES programs.

+ Lead full hardware development lifec...

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