Lead Mechanical Engineer | Aerospace & Defense | Cincinnati, OH

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Schedule: Four 10-hour days per week

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

Industry: Aerospace and Defense

Travel: Occasional

Relocation Assistance: Possible for an exceptional candidate

Visa Sponsorship: Not available

Security: U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a security clearance required

Position Overview

An aerospace and defense organization is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to lead, develop and resource a multidisciplinary team of engineers and designers.

This position combines people and technical leadership with hands-on responsibility for design integrity, performance and compliance of specialized defense products. The successful candidate will support new-product development, product sustainment and manufacturing issue resolution within an AS9100/ISO 9001 environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop mechanical engineers and designers.

• Support hiring, workforce planning, performance management and team development.

• Own design integrity, product performance and technical compliance.

• Lead mechanical design decisions across new-product and legacy-product programs.

• Develop designs to customer specifications, internal standards and industry requirements.

• Apply GD&T, dimensional stack-up and tolerance analysis.

• Perform calculations and collaborate on FEA, thermal, shock, vibration and acceleration analysis.

• Develop and execute design-verification strategies.

• Present technical material during internal and customer design reviews.

• Support manufacturing and quality teams with troubleshooting, nonconformance resolution and corrective action.

• Improve engineering processes, standards and best practices.

• Provide estimates and technical content for proposals and RFPs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least nine years of relevant experience; graduate degree with at least seven years; or at least 13 years of relevant experience without a degree.

• Significant mechanical product-design and development experience.

• Experience leading, mentoring and developing engineers or designers.

• Strong 3D CAD experience using Solid Edge, SolidWorks, NX or comparable software.

• Expert application of GD&T under ASME Y14.5 and ASME Y14.100.

• Professional dimensional stack-up and tolerance-analysis experience.

• Experience supporting manufacturing, production and quality functions.

• Strong technical presentation, communication and problem-solving skills.

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain the required clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.

• Active Department of Defense Secret clearance.

• Strong mechanics, vibration, fatigue and thermal-analysis fundamentals.

• FEA and physical test-validation experience.

• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly.

• Familiarity with AS9100 and ISO 9001 quality systems.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants without discrimination based on any status protected by applicable law.

Lead Electrical Engineer – Hardware Design | Cincinnati, OH

Lead Electrical Engineer – Hardware Design

📍 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
🏢 Work Arrangement: Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
🕒 Schedule: 4/10 – Four 10-Hour Days Per Week
🛡️ Security Clearance: Active Clearance Not Required; Ability to Obtain a Secret Clearance Required
✈️ Travel: Occasional
🚚 Relocation Assistance: May Be Considered for an Exceptional Candidate
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
👥 People Management: Not Required

Design Mission-Critical Electronics for Extreme Environments

A leading aerospace and defense organization is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer – Hardware Design to lead the design, development, testing and qualification of ruggedized electronic systems for advanced ordnance applications.

This is a hands-on senior technical leadership position operating in a fast-paced product-development environment. The successful candidate will combine strong analog, digital and power-electronics design capabilities with technical project leadership, structured problem-solving and the ability to guide products from requirements definition through design, qualification and production support.

The role requires someone capable of working independently with minimal supervision while also collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams. The Lead Electrical Engineer will manage several technical priorities simultaneously, mentor other engineers and serve as a primary technical interface with internal and external customers.

Key Responsibilities

Analog and Digital Hardware Design

• Design analog and digital circuitry for ruggedized aerospace and defense electronics.

• Develop circuits using analog building blocks such as:

• Differential amplifiers

• Operational amplifiers

• Low-dropout regulators

• Analog filters

• Data converters

• Signal-conditioning circuits

• Design with digital building blocks such as logic gates, flip-flops, timers and related components.

• Develop power-conversion and power-conditioning solutions involving:

• AC/DC conversion

• DC/DC conversion

• DC/AC conversion

• Linear power supplies

• Switching power supplies

• Apply sound engineering practices for EMI suppression, ESD protection and short-circuit protection.

• Support component selection, design trade studies and hardware architecture decisions.

• Ensure designs can perform reliably in demanding vibration, shock, temperature and humidity conditions.

Circuit Analysis and Verification

• Perform circuit-tolerance analyses using hand calculations and SPICE-based simulation tools.

• Evaluate component tolerances, environmental effects and worst-case operating conditions.

• Define verification methods and acceptance criteria for electrical performance.

• Analyse test data and determine whether hardware meets requirements.

• Identify technical risks early and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.

• Document analysis methods, assumptions, results and engineering recommendations.

Requirements and Compliance

• Develop, refine and manage electrical and hardware requirements.

• Translate customer and system-level requirements into implementable hardware designs.

• Maintain traceability between requirements, design outputs and verification activities.

• Assess technical compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

• Support internal and customer reviews of requirements and compliance evidence.

• Ensure design decisions and changes are appropriately documented.

Testing and Qualification

• Develop comprehensive test plans, procedures and reports covering:

• Brassboard testing

• Design verification

• Environmental qualification

• Product-performance testing

• Firing-properties testing

• Failure investigation and corrective-action verification

• Lead and direct laboratory and field-test activities throughout the product-development lifecycle.

• Coordinate testing with systems, mechanical, manufacturing, quality and test-engineering teams.

• Troubleshoot hardware using oscilloscopes, function generators, digital multimeters and other standard laboratory equipment.

• Review test results, investigate anomalies and recommend corrective actions.

• Ensure testing is appropriately controlled, repeatable and thoroughly documented.

Technical Project Leadership

• Lead large-scale technical projects from initial concept through completion with minimal supervision.

• Coordinate technical activities across multiple engineering disciplines.

• Manage several projects and priorities simultaneously.

• Establish technical plans, milestones, risks and resource requirements.

• Track engineering progress and communicate concerns before they affect cost, schedule or performance.

• Provide technical direction without requiring formal people-management authority.

• Make well-supported engineering decisions in a dynamic environment with changing customer priorities.

Design Reviews and Customer Interface

• Prepare materials for and lead formal design reviews throughout the product-development lifecycle.

• Present technical designs, analyses, risks, verification results and recommendations.

• Serve as a primary technical interface for internal stakeholders and external customers.

• Respond clearly and professionally to technical questions and design concerns.

• Coordinate the resolution of review actions and technical issues.

• Support final technical presentations and customer acceptance activities.

Failure Investigation and Root-Cause Analysis

• Lead investigations into hardware failures, nonconformances and test anomalies.

• Apply structured problem-solving tools such as:

• 8D

• Fishbone diagrams

• Cause-and-effect analysis

• Fault isolation

• Corrective and preventive action methodologies

• Reproduce failures, analyse evidence and identify defensible root causes.

• Develop, implement and verify effective corrective actions.

• Communicate investigation findings to engineering teams, customers and leadership.

• Capture lessons learned and incorporate improvements into future designs.

Engineering Documentation and Change Control

• Develop clear and accurate technical documentation, including:

• Test plans

• Test reports

• Engineering drawings

• Design analyses

• Requirements and compliance documentation

• Design-review materials

• Failure-investigation reports

• Create and process Engineering Orders and Engineering Change Proposals.

• Support configuration management and formal change-control activities.

• Maintain appropriate documentation throughout the product lifecycle.

• Ensure technical records meet internal, contractual and regulatory expectations.

Proposal and Team Support

• Provide material, labour and technical estimates for Requests for Proposals.

• Contribute to technical approaches, schedules, risks and assumptions.

• Support programme planning and new-business activities.

• Mentor electrical engineers and support their technical development.

• Promote effective collaboration, engineering discipline and knowledge sharing.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience combinations:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline with at least nine years of relevant experience.

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with at least seven years of relevant experience.

• At least 13 years of directly relevant professional experience in place of a degree.

Additional required experience includes:

• At least five years of experience designing with basic analog building blocks, including differential amplifiers, operational amplifiers, LDOs, filters and data converters.

• At least five years of experience designing with digital building blocks, including logic gates, flip-flops and timers.

• At least four years of experience with power-conversion concepts, including AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC, linear and switching supplies.

• At least five years of experience troubleshooting electronic hardware using standard laboratory equipment.

• At least four years of experience with schematic-capture or PCB-layout tools such as Altium or PADS.

• At least four years of experience leading a large-scale technical project from beginning to completion with minimal guidance.

• At least four years of experience preparing for and participating in internal or external design reviews.

• At least four years of experience producing formal technical documentation such as test plans, test reports and engineering drawings.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work both independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

• Ability to manage several technical priorities simultaneously.

• Ability to meet all eligibility requirements for a US Secret security clearance.

• Current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

An active security clearance is not required at the time of application.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing ruggedized electronics for aerospace, defense or ordnance applications.

• At least four years of experience working with:

• Temperature sensors

• MEMS accelerometers

• Differential-pressure sensors

• Gyroscopes

• At least five years of experience with serial communication interfaces such as UART, SPI and I²C.

• At least five years of structured root-cause analysis experience.

• Experience applying design practices for EMI suppression, ESD protection and short-circuit protection.

• At least five years of power-supply and power-conditioning design experience.

• Experience designing electronic systems for extreme vibration, shock, temperature and humidity environments.

• Experience with energetic-material interfaces and associated testing.

• Experience supporting firing-device interfaces, including exploding-foil and low-energy exploding-foil initiators.

• Experience working with lead charges, boosters or related energetic components.

Safety and Arming Systems Experience

Highly desirable experience includes:

• Designing Electronic Safety and Arming Devices or Ignition Safety Devices.

• Applying MIL-STD-1316 and MIL-STD-1901A.

• Developing ESAD, ESAF or ISD solutions for defense applications.

• Presenting safety-device designs to formal review boards such as:

• Air Force Safety Review Board

• Fuze and Ignition System Technical Review Panel

• Navy Nuclear Weapons System Safety Board

• Supporting qualification, compliance and safety-review activities for ordnance electronics.

The Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• End-to-end ownership of complex electrical hardware designs.

• Strong analog, digital and power-electronics expertise.

• Hands-on circuit analysis, laboratory testing and troubleshooting capabilities.

• Experience designing electronics for harsh or extreme environments.

• Leadership of multidisciplinary technical projects from concept through qualification.

• Confidence leading formal internal and customer design reviews.

• Structured investigation and resolution of difficult hardware failures.

• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.

• Experience mentoring engineers without requiring formal supervisory authority.

• The ability to communicate effectively with engineering teams, programme leadership and customers.

• Flexibility to respond to changing technical and programme priorities.

Work Environment and Benefits

The position operates within a fast-paced aerospace and defense engineering environment and requires close collaboration across electrical, mechanical, systems, test, manufacturing, quality and programme teams.

Employees work a 4/10 schedule, completing four 10-hour shifts each week. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package and may consider relocation support for an exceptional candidate.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants without discrimination based on any status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Senior FPGA Hardware Engineer – Verilog & SystemVerilog | Cincinnati, OH

Senior FPGA Hardware Engineer – Electrical Engineering

📍 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
🏢 Work Arrangement: Onsite
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
🕒 Schedule: 4/10 – Four 10-Hour Days Per Week
🛡️ Security Clearance: Not Required
✈️ Travel: Occasional
🚚 Relocation Assistance: May Be Considered for an Exceptional Candidate
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
👥 People Management: Not Required

Develop the Next Generation of FPGA-Based Defense Electronics

A leading aerospace and defense organization is seeking a talented Senior FPGA Hardware Engineer to support the architecture, design, development and verification of next-generation Electronic Safe and Arm Devices for advanced defense systems.

This is a hands-on engineering position focused primarily on Verilog FPGA design, SystemVerilog verification and embedded microcontroller development. The successful candidate will develop highly reliable digital hardware and firmware used within safety-critical fuzing solutions.

FPGA and ASIC designs may include sensor interfaces, sequence-verification logic, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog interfaces, communication protocols, state machines, timer chains and other safety-critical functions.

This opportunity is ideally suited to an engineer who enjoys solving complex hardware and firmware problems, working with laboratory equipment and developing innovative solutions in a dynamic product-development environment.

Key Responsibilities

FPGA Architecture and Design

• Analyse system and product requirements and translate them into FPGA and digital-hardware architectures.

• Define FPGA functionality, interfaces, state machines and verification requirements.

• Develop synthesizable Verilog HDL for antifuse and enhanced-flash FPGA technologies.

• Design FPGA logic supporting:

• Sensor interfaces

• Sequence verification

• Analog-to-digital interfaces

• Digital-to-analog interfaces

• Serial communication protocols

• State machines

• Timer chains

• Safety-critical control functions

• Support architecture trade studies and component-selection decisions.

• Ensure FPGA designs meet functional, performance, reliability and safety requirements.

• Contribute throughout the complete design lifecycle, from early concept through product testing.

FPGA Verification

• Develop and execute verification strategies for complex FPGA designs.

• Create simulation environments, testbenches and verification plans.

• Perform functional simulation and timing-related analysis.

• Support SystemVerilog-based verification using methodologies such as:

• Universal Verification Methodology

• Open Verification Methodology

• Verification Methodology Manual

• Advanced Verification Methodology

• Use simulation tools to identify functional defects before hardware integration.

• Document test results, coverage, anomalies and corrective actions.

• Participate in design and code reviews to strengthen FPGA quality.

Embedded Firmware Development

• Develop embedded C software for microcontroller-based systems.

• Implement algorithms, manipulate data structures and produce highly optimized code.

• Develop firmware supporting communication, sequencing, monitoring and hardware-control functions.

• Support C# development targeting enhanced-flash microcontrollers when required.

• Integrate FPGA logic, microcontrollers and associated hardware.

• Diagnose hardware-firmware interaction issues in laboratory and target-system environments.

• Support firmware reviews, unit testing and configuration control.

Hardware Development and Integration

• Support the design and debugging of FPGA-associated electrical hardware.

• Review digital schematics and assess device interfaces.

• Participate in hardware bring-up and prototype evaluation.

• Verify interfaces between FPGAs, microcontrollers, sensors, converters and other electronic components.

• Support the integration of digital hardware and firmware into Electronic Safe and Arm Devices.

• Evaluate system performance under representative operating conditions.

• Work closely with electrical, systems, test, mechanical and software engineers.

Laboratory Testing and Troubleshooting

• Perform hands-on debugging using standard laboratory equipment, including:

• Logic analysers

• Oscilloscopes

• JTAG and in-circuit emulation debuggers

• Protocol analysers

• Digital multimeters

• Development and evaluation boards

• Analyse functional failures and performance issues in test environments and target systems.

• Isolate defects across FPGA logic, firmware and electrical hardware.

• Develop corrective actions and verify the effectiveness of design changes.

• Document troubleshooting methods, findings and final resolutions.

• Support prototype, design-verification and product-level testing.

Requirements and Technical Documentation

• Analyse, clarify and refine hardware and firmware requirements.

• Maintain traceability between requirements, design elements and verification evidence.

• Produce design descriptions, verification documentation and technical reports.

• Document FPGA architectures, interfaces, state-machine behaviour and firmware functionality.

• Support internal and customer design reviews.

• Ensure engineering records are complete, accurate and configuration controlled.

Quality and Process Improvement

• Apply disciplined hardware, firmware and software-development methodologies.

• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, unit testing, prototyping and product testing.

• Identify opportunities to improve development efficiency, product quality and time to market.

• Contribute to FPGA coding standards, reusable design practices and verification processes.

• Support defect prevention and lessons-learned activities.

• Maintain source code and design files within approved version-control systems.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience combinations:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline with at least six years of relevant experience.

• Graduate degree in a related technical discipline with at least four years of relevant experience.

• At least 10 years of directly relevant professional experience in place of a degree.

Additional required experience includes:

• Practical knowledge of Verilog for FPGA or digital logic design.

• Experience with digital-design practices, logic architecture and hardware-description languages such as Verilog or VHDL.

• Embedded C programming experience, including:

• Algorithm development

• Data-structure manipulation

• Hardware-control programming

• Development of highly optimized code

• Hands-on experience using laboratory equipment such as logic analysers, oscilloscopes, JTAG/ICE debuggers and protocol analysers.

• Familiarity with hardware, software and firmware development methodologies.

• Experience participating in design verification, code reviews, unit testing, prototyping or product testing.

• Experience using source-code and configuration-management tools such as Git, Subversion or Team Foundation Server.

• Strong problem-solving and debugging abilities.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.

• Ability to respond to changing technical priorities and short-notice requests.

• Current authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• FPGA development experience with Microchip/Microsemi or Actel devices.

• Experience targeting antifuse or enhanced-flash FPGA technologies.

• Experience using QuestaSim or comparable HDL simulation tools.

• SystemVerilog verification experience.

• Experience applying UVM, OVM, VMM or AVM verification methodologies.

• Experience developing reusable verification components and testbenches.

• C# development experience targeting enhanced-flash microcontrollers.

• Experience developing FPGA interfaces for:

• Sensors

• ADCs and DACs

• Serial communications

• State machines

• Timing and sequencing functions

• Familiarity with ASIC development or verification.

• Experience developing safety-critical or high-reliability electronics.

• Previous experience with Electronic Safe and Arm Devices, fuzing systems or defense electronics.

• Experience integrating FPGA logic with microcontrollers and embedded firmware.

• Strong organizational skills and an action-oriented approach.

The Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Ownership of FPGA designs from requirements through implementation and verification.

• Strong Verilog and digital-logic design capabilities.

• Hands-on embedded C development experience.

• Practical SystemVerilog verification knowledge.

• Experience debugging interactions between FPGA logic, firmware and electrical hardware.

• Confidence using laboratory tools to isolate complex technical problems.

• Familiarity with Microsemi/Actel FPGA technology and QuestaSim.

• Experience developing reliable electronics for safety-critical applications.

• An ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across engineering disciplines.

• Strong documentation, organization and communication skills.

Work Environment and Benefits

The position operates within a highly dynamic aerospace and defense engineering environment where product quality, technical discipline and responsiveness are essential.

Employees work a 4/10 schedule, completing four 10-hour workdays each week. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• Medical and disability insurance

• Retirement plan with employer match

• Flexible spending accounts

• Employee assistance program

• Education assistance

• Parental leave

• Paid time off

• Company-paid holidays

Relocation assistance may be considered for an exceptional candidate.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants without discrimination based on any status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Senior Specialist, FPGA Design Engineer – Canada

Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA Design)

📍 Location: Canada
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🏠 Work Arrangement: On-Site / Hybrid (Location Dependent)
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Available

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: CAD $102,000 – $152,000

• Full Benefits Package

• Relocation Assistance Available

• No Commission or Bonus Structure

Position Overview

An industry-leading engineering team is seeking a Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineer (FPGA Design) to support the development of advanced FPGA-based solutions for highly complex systems.

This role focuses on the full FPGA design lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture, implementation, verification, testing, and hardware integration. The successful candidate will work within a highly collaborative engineering environment that emphasizes robust design processes, quality, innovation, and work-life balance.

Key Responsibilities

FPGA Design & Development

• Design FPGA solutions using VHDL.

• Develop and integrate reusable FPGA IP modules.

• Create innovative digital design solutions for new product introductions (NPI).

• Utilize Xilinx tools for:

• Synthesis

• Implementation

• Debugging

• Timing Closure

Verification & Testing

• Simulate designs using Questa Sim.

• Support verification activities and collaborate with verification engineers.

• Perform hardware testing, integration, debugging, and validation.

• Participate in design reviews throughout the product lifecycle.

Product Development

• Support product sustaining activities and ongoing improvements.

• Present project status updates during engineering and NPI reviews.

• Generate high-quality technical documentation.

• Follow established coding standards and development processes.

Collaboration & Innovation

• Work closely with systems, hardware, software, and verification teams.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

• Share lessons learned and technical expertise across engineering teams.

• Participate in training, technical development, and innovation programs.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience, OR

• Master’s Degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, OR

• Equivalent combination of education and 10+ years of relevant experience.

Eligibility

• Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.

• Must meet requirements of the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.

• Must be eligible to obtain a Canadian Government Security Clearance.

Required Technical Skills

✔ FPGA Design
✔ VHDL Development
✔ Xilinx Design Tools
✔ Digital Design Engineering
✔ Hardware Integration & Debugging
✔ FPGA Verification & Validation
✔ Timing Closure
✔ Technical Documentation
✔ Design Reviews
✔ Digital Systems Development

Preferred Experience

• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

• Digital or Analog Video Systems

• MATLAB for algorithm development

• DO-254 or other safety-critical development standards

• Aerospace, defense, or mission-critical systems experience

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced FPGA Engineer who enjoys working within a disciplined engineering process and values creating high-quality, reliable designs.

They will possess:

• Strong VHDL and FPGA design expertise

• Experience with simulation, testing, and hardware validation

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills

• Passion for engineering excellence and continuous improvement

• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional development teams

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Experience

5–7+ Years FPGA Design Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

Citizenship

Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident

Industry

Aerospace / Defense / Advanced Electronics

Seniority

Mid-Senior Level

Travel

None

Security Clearance

Eligible for Canadian Government Clearance

Screening Question

Are you a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident?

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Work on advanced, mission-critical FPGA technologies.

• Strong engineering culture focused on quality and innovation.

• Structured development process with emphasis on design excellence.

• Collaborative team environment with excellent work-life balance.

• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge products while continuing to develop advanced FPGA expertise.

Business Segment Director – Space Mission Systems | TS/SCI Poly | Scottsdale, AZ

Business Segment Director – Space Mission Systems

📍 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona / Remote Flexibility Available
🏢 Work Model: Remote with Travel Requirements
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🔐 Security Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI Clearance Required at Time of Hire
🔒 CI Polygraph Preferred (Must be eligible and willing to obtain post-hire if not currently held)

💰 Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $200,000 – $290,000
  (Depending on experience and qualifications)

• Full comprehensive benefits package

• Relocation assistance available for ideal candidates

• Interview travel reimbursement provided

📍 Location & Travel Expectations

• The role can ultimately be performed remotely with travel as needed

• However, the first 3 months will require significant onsite presence in Scottsdale to support onboarding, stakeholder integration, and operational ramp-up

• Following this initial period, candidates may be based remotely but must be willing to travel when required for program, customer, and leadership engagements

🚀 The Opportunity

A leading defense and aerospace organization is seeking a Business Segment Director to lead a portfolio of advanced national security and space mission programs supporting critical missions globally.

The portfolio includes technologies and programs related to:

• Data networking & secure data transport

• Cybersecurity & high-assurance cryptography

• Mission-critical space systems

• Satellites & embedded mission technologies

• Secure communications & networking platforms

This executive leadership role oversees high-value development and production programs and is responsible for strategic growth, operational execution, customer engagement, financial performance, and organizational leadership across a highly complex classified portfolio.

The ideal candidate is a proven defense industry executive with deep expertise across space systems, secure technologies, avionics, cybersecurity, cryptographic solutions, or embedded mission systems, combined with strong operational leadership and business development capabilities.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Growth

• Lead and expand a portfolio of mission-critical defense and space programs

• Develop and execute short- and long-term business growth strategies

• Identify and capture adjacent and new business opportunities

• Drive business development and customer engagement initiatives

• Support strategic portfolio growth within national security and classified environments

Program & Operational Leadership

• Oversee execution of complex development and production programs

• Manage financial, operational, schedule, and customer satisfaction objectives

• Ensure successful delivery across highly classified and technically complex environments

• Balance mission urgency, execution discipline, and customer expectations

• Lead operational performance across multiple programs and business initiatives

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as senior interface to government and defense customers

• Build trusted relationships across:

• Space systems organizations

• Cryptographic and cybersecurity communities

• Networking and avionics sectors

• Certification and mission authorities

• Communicate effectively with executive, operational, and technical stakeholders

• Represent the business segment with senior internal and external leadership

Organizational & Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor high-performing engineering and program leadership teams

• Drive accountability, collaboration, and organizational alignment

• Support transformation and change management initiatives

• Foster an inclusive, innovative, and mission-focused culture

• Build and sustain high-performing cross-functional teams

Technical & Mission Leadership

• Support programs involving:

• Satellites and space mission systems

• Secure networking solutions

• High-assurance cryptographic systems

• Embedded mission technologies

• Secure communications platforms

• Collaborate across engineering, operations, and customer teams to deliver mission success

• Support Agile development environments and innovation initiatives

• Identify opportunities for AI-enabled operational improvements and efficiencies

✅ Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required

• 15+ years of leadership experience within defense contracting or related national security environments

• Proven experience managing:

• Complex development programs

• Production programs

• Large portfolios or business segments

• Strong expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Space systems

• Satellites

• Cryptography

• Cybersecurity

• Secure networking

• National security systems

• Active TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire

• Ability and willingness to obtain CI Polygraph clearance

• U.S. Citizenship required

⭐ Preferred Background

• Embedded systems or avionics experience

• Experience supporting compartmented programs

• Agile development environment experience

• Existing relationships across aerospace and defense communities

• Experience operating within large matrix organizations

• Strong financial and operational leadership capability

• Experience leading organizational transformation initiatives

🛠️ Core Skills

✔ Strategic Planning
✔ Business Development
✔ Program Execution
✔ Space Systems Leadership
✔ Cryptographic Solutions
✔ Cybersecurity
✔ Financial Management
✔ Customer Relationship Management
✔ Change Management
✔ Team Leadership
✔ Defense Contracting
✔ Agile Development
✔ Operational Leadership
✔ National Security Programs

🎯 Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an executive-level aerospace or defense leader who:

• Brings deep expertise across mission-critical national security programs

• Understands complex space mission systems and secure technologies

• Has successfully led large organizations through growth and transformation

• Combines strong operational execution with strategic business leadership

• Is highly customer-facing and trusted within classified defense environments

• Thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability mission environments

• Demonstrates strong leadership presence, communication, and stakeholder management capability

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

• Lead highly strategic national security and space mission programs

• Influence cutting-edge technologies in cybersecurity, cryptography, and secure space systems

• Significant executive visibility and organizational influence

• Opportunity to shape the future of secure space mission capabilities

• Join a highly respected defense and aerospace organization supporting critical global missions

• Strong long-term growth and leadership opportunity

📋 Additional Details

• Travel required based on program and customer needs

• Director-level executive leadership position

• Relocation assistance available for exceptional candidates

• Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible to obtain a CI Polygraph

• Remote flexibility available following initial onboarding period

Recruiter Summary

This is a highly visible executive leadership opportunity within a premier aerospace and defense environment supporting advanced national security and space mission programs. The position offers the opportunity to lead complex classified portfolios involving secure communications, cybersecurity, cryptography, satellites, and mission-critical technologies while influencing long-term strategic growth and operational direction across the organization.

Ideal candidates will bring a blend of strategic leadership, operational excellence, technical credibility, customer engagement experience, and deep understanding of classified defense environments.

Radiation Effects Engineer (DMTS) | Space & Defense Systems | Scottsdale, AZ

🚀 Radiation Effects Engineer

Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff (DMTS)

📍 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona (Onsite or Hybrid/Flex)
🧠 Level: Distinguished / Senior Technical Leadership
🏭 Industry: Aerospace · Defense · Space Systems
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s degree required (Advanced degree preferred)
🛡 Security Clearance: Ability to obtain TS/SCI with Polygraph required
🇺🇸 Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent
✈️ Travel: Occasional

🌌 The Opportunity

A leading national security and space technology organization is seeking a Radiation Effects Engineer at the Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff level to drive mission-critical innovation for next-generation space systems.

This is a rare opportunity to operate at the highest technical tier, shaping how advanced space and defense systems perform in extreme radiation environments, including natural space radiation and nuclear effects. You’ll work at the intersection of deep science, applied engineering, and national security, influencing both current missions and future architectures.

🎯 Mission Impact

In this role, you will lead and define radiation effects engineering strategy to ensure mission success for high-reliability space systems. Your expertise will directly influence the performance, survivability, and resilience of technologies operating in the harshest environments imaginable.

🧭 Key Objectives & Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership:
  Lead radiation effects engineering efforts for space-based systems operating in natural and nuclear radiation environments.

• System Assurance:
  Ensure space systems meet or exceed performance objectives through proactive radiation analysis, modeling, mitigation, and validation.

• Innovation & Roadmapping:
  Drive the integration of radiation-tolerant technologies into future product roadmaps and mission architectures.

• Process Development:
  Establish, validate, and mature engineering processes for radiation effects analysis and mitigation.

• Technology Transition:
  Lead efforts to transition emerging and commercial technologies into high-reliability, high-availability space systems.

• Mentorship & Influence:
  Serve as a technical authority and mentor to engineers and scientists across multiple programs.

• Mission Collaboration:
  Partner closely with mission stakeholders and government customers to deliver solutions supporting critical national security objectives.

🧠 What Sets You Apart

• Deep expertise in natural space radiation environments, including modeling and analysis techniques

• Proven experience in radiation effects mitigation at both component and system levels

• Strong background integrating commercial technologies into mission-critical space systems

• Recognized as a thought leader with the ability to drive change and innovation

• Passion for mentoring and advancing technical excellence across teams

🎓 Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field

• 15+ years of relevant professional experience
  (or Master’s degree with 13+ years)

• Demonstrated leadership in space-qualified or high-reliability electronics environments

➕ Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in:

• Electrical Engineering

• Materials Science

• Physics

• Prior experience supporting space, defense, or classified programs

🔐 Security Requirements

• TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph preferred at hire

• Must be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph

• Subject to U.S. Government background investigation

🏢 Work Environment

• Based in Scottsdale, AZ

• Flexible work arrangements available (onsite or hybrid, program-dependent)

• Optional 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)

🎁 What’s Offered

• Highly competitive total rewards package

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• 401(k) with company matching

• Paid parental leave and generous PTO

• Health & wellness programs

• Continuous learning and professional development

• Opportunity to work on historic and future-defining space missions

📌 Candidate Snapshot

Attribute

Details

Role

Radiation Effects Engineer – DMTS

Experience

15+ years

Clearance

TS/SCI (Poly eligible)

Location

Scottsdale, AZ

Schedule

Full-time (9/80 option)

Focus

Space systems, radiation survivability

Leadership

Technical (non-people manager)

🌠 Why This Role Matters

This position sits at the pinnacle of technical influence, shaping how space systems survive, perform, and succeed in environments where failure is not an option. Few roles offer this level of technical authority, national impact, and long-term legacy.

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Java React) | Defense & Cybersecurity | Dedham, MA

🔐 Senior Full Stack Engineer (Java / React)

Mission-Critical Cybersecurity Applications

📍 Location: Dedham, Massachusetts (100% Onsite)
🏭 Industry: Aerospace · Defense · Cybersecurity
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree required
🧠 Level: Mid–Senior
🛡 Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret required at hire
🇺🇸 Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent
✈️ Travel: Occasional
🔁 Relocation: Available

🚀 The Opportunity

A leading national security technology organization is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer (Java/React) to help build and evolve mission-critical cybersecurity management applications used in highly secure environments.

This role sits at the heart of a rapidly expanding product line, where software quality, performance, and security are non-negotiable. You’ll work with a cross-functional engineering team developing next-generation encryptor and cyber management platforms, using modern full-stack technologies in a classified setting.

🎯 What You’ll Be Working On

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you’ll contribute across the entire application lifecycle, helping design, build, and enhance secure enterprise applications that protect critical systems and data.

You’ll operate at the intersection of backend enterprise Java and modern React-based frontends, while adhering to strict security and reliability standards.

🧩 Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance mission-critical cybersecurity applications

• Build scalable backend services using Java / Enterprise Java

• Develop intuitive, secure front-end components using React

• Work with SQL/PostgreSQL databases to support complex application workflows

• Collaborate within Agile, cross-functional teams

• Apply secure coding practices aligned with defense and cybersecurity standards

• Take ownership of features from concept through delivery

• Provide technical guidance and contribute to architectural decisions

🛠 Required Technical Experience

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
  (or Master’s degree + 3 years)

• Strong experience with:

• Java / Enterprise Java (EJBs, Spring, Hibernate)

• JavaScript / React

• SQL or PostgreSQL

• Solid understanding of software engineering principles and best practices

• Experience working in Agile environments

⭐ Nice-to-Have Skills

• WildFly application server

• REST APIs / RESTCONF interfaces

• Material UI

• Secure application development practices

• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) & digital certificates

• SNMP familiarity

🧠 What Sets You Apart

• Passion for solving complex, high-impact engineering problems

• Ability to define scope, timelines, and technical expectations independently

• Comfortable providing technical leadership without formal people management

• Quick learner who thrives in evolving, high-stakes environments

• Strong collaborator who communicates clearly across teams

🔐 Security Requirements

• Active DoD Secret Clearance required at hire

• Ability to maintain clearance

• U.S. Citizenship required due to classified work

🏢 Work Environment

• Fully onsite role (no remote or hybrid option)

• Secure facility supporting classified programs

• Collaborative, mission-focused engineering culture

🎁 What’s Offered

• Competitive base compensation - $130,000 - $145,000 (Depending on Experience)

• Comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• 401(k) with company match

• Paid parental leave

• Flexible time-off programs

• Health & wellness initiatives (including on-site fitness options)

• Long-term career growth on national security programs

📌 Candidate Snapshot

Attribute

Details

Role

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Java/React)

Clearance

Active DoD Secret

Location

Dedham, MA (Onsite)

Stack

Java, React, SQL

Experience

5+ years

Industry

Defense / Cybersecurity

Travel

Occasional

💡 Why This Role Matters

This is not just another full-stack role. You’ll be building secure software systems that directly support national defense and cybersecurity missions, where your code has real-world consequences and long-term impact.