PGS Worldwide is seeking a Circuit Design Engineer in Orlando, FL for a one year contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This hybrid role supports circuit card assembly design for high-performance electronic hardware used in precision engagement systems. The position owns end-to-end circuit card design, requirements development, integration, verification, validation, documentation, and coordination with cross-functional engineering teams.
Required Skills
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related STEM field from an accredited university
Minimum 3 years of professional experience in circuit design engineering or a related discipline
Experience with circuit card design, integration, and test for digital electronics, power electronics, analog/mixed-signal, or FPGA-based processor boards
Experience with Siemens Xpedition Enterprise or equivalent schematic capture tool
Experience with Cadence PSpice or equivalent circuit simulation and analysis tool
Experience with signal integrity tools such as Mentor Graphics HyperLynx or equivalent
Experience developing and refining system, performance, interface, and environmental requirements for circuit card designs
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must possess or be able to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance
Preferred Skills
Experience with circuit card design processes and Design Assurance processes
Experience with military standards and specifications, including MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-704
Experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGA families such as UltraScale or Versal
High-speed design experience including PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet, SERDES, or DDR4/5 memory interfaces
MATLAB experience for analysis and simulation
Experience with MOSA and WOSA
Experience with CAMEO or equivalent requirements management tools
Experience with rigid-flex circuit card design
Experience with environmental qualification testing, including vibration, shock, thermal, or radiation
Demonstrated effective communication skills
Active DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance
What You’ll Do
Own end-to-end design of circuit card assemblies, translating system requirements into reliable, production-ready circuit cards
Define performance, power, and interface requirements and document them in clear, traceable specifications
Create schematic capture, PCB layout, and bills of materials using industry-standard tools
Conduct simulation, signal integrity, and power analysis studies to validate design choices
Build and test prototype hardware in the lab, troubleshoot issues, and iterate designs to meet verification and validation milestones
Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers to support subsystem integration and SWaP-C compliance
Prepare and deliver technical briefings, design reviews, and status updates for engineering, program management, and customers
Manage configuration control, documentation, and change requests in the PLM system
Support environmental qualification testing and analyze results to drive design improvements
Work Schedule / Shift
Hybrid schedule with core days in office on Tuesday and Wednesday
Flex work-from-home days may be Monday or Thursday, dependent on program needs
Required to be on site 3 days per week
Job ID: 21941-1
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