Avionics Hardware Engineer | On-site Opportinity | Torrance, CA | Fastwater Staffing

Location: Torrance, CA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: 100% On-site, Monday–Friday
Start Date: TBD
Compensation: TBD — based on skills and experience

Important Screening Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• End-to-end experience with avionics or high-reliability electronic hardware.
• Strong PCB design, bring-up, and laboratory debugging experience.
• Ability to independently drive hardware issues through resolution.
• Must be able to work on-site in Torrance, CA.
• U.S. work authorization and export-control eligibility requirements may apply.
• Ability to obtain and maintain applicable U.S. Government security clearance or authorization, if required.

About the Role

We are seeking an Avionics Hardware Engineer to own flight-critical electronics across design, bring-up, testing, and integration.

The engineer may take ownership of areas such as motor controllers, avionics backplanes, power distribution, or outward-facing avionics test and integration.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an engineer who can take ownership of flight-critical hardware, troubleshoot issues hands-on, and move designs efficiently from concept through testing and production.

Key Responsibilities

• Own avionics hardware from architecture and schematic design through PCB layout, bring-up, and production support.
• Drive component selection, interface definition, and system-level tradeoffs.
• Lead hardware bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis across laboratory, integration, and flight-test environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure hardware meets performance, reliability, and mission requirements.
• Define and execute hardware validation strategies appropriate to development and flight maturity.
• Prepare technical documentation covering designs, test results, and engineering changes.
• Partner with manufacturing teams and suppliers to transition hardware from prototype to production.
• Continuously improve designs based on test results, field data, and evolving requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Proven end-to-end ownership of avionics or high-reliability electronic hardware.
• Strong PCB design experience.
• Hands-on hardware bring-up and laboratory debugging experience.
• Ability to work autonomously and drive hardware issues to closure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in avionics, aerospace, missile, space, automotive, or defense hardware.
• Experience with motor controllers, backplanes, power electronics, or flight hardware.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD or aerospace hardware standards, including DO-254 exposure.
• Embedded systems or FPGA-adjacent hardware experience.
• Experience supporting hardware through integration, testing, or flight environments.