Sr Electrical Design Engineer

Job Description
About This Opportunity

CTI Consulting & Staffing is partnering with a leading aviation instrumentation manufacturer to find a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for their team in Clearwater, Florida. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a company that has been building certified avionics products for commercial, military, and business aviation platforms for more than 70 years. This is not a support role - this is a hands-on ownership position working the full hardware design chain in a structured, DO-254 compliant development environment.

What You'll Do

• Translate design requirements into analog and digital board designs, including component selection, simulation, schematic capture, layout review, and documentation
• Develop and execute test procedures for avionics board-level products
• Perform PCB layout reviews using Altium, PADS, or Allegro
• Support system integration to verify board function within the intended avionics platform
• Interface with in-house manufacturing for production test support and troubleshooting
• Execute board design activities within a structured DO-254 / DO-178C compliant development process
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including firmware, manufacturing, and test engineering
• Support customer-facing technical deliverables as needed

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering discipline
• 7+ years of hands-on board design experience for aerospace applications
• Proven ownership of the full design cycle: requirements through schematic capture, component selection, layout, documentation, and test
• Familiarity with DO-254 and DO-178C structured hardware development guidelines
• Experience with PCB layout review using Altium, PADS, or Allegro
• Working knowledge of microprocessor implementation and data/power bus architectures
• Experience supporting system integration within avionics or aerospace platforms
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) - proof of status required; this role involves access to export-controlled technology

Nice-to-Have

• Hands-on PCB layout experience (in addition to layout review)
• Familiarity with ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, or other avionics data bus protocols
• Experience on military avionics or rotorcraft programs
• Familiarity with DO-160 environmental qualification testing
• Prior experience at an FAA-certified avionics manufacturer or Tier 1 aerospace supplier

Technical Environment

• EDA Tools:
  Altium Designer, Mentor PADS, Cadence Allegro
• Design Standards: DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160
• Bus Architectures: ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553 (relevant experience valued)
• Product types:
  Analog and digital avionics boards, air data systems, standby displays, sensors and probes
• Microsoft Office Suite

What Success Looks Like

• Within 90 days:
  Integrated into active design programs, tool environment operational, participating in design reviews and layout reviews with minimal ramp time
• Within 6 months:
  Owning assigned board-level design tasks from schematic capture through documentation and test, contributing to program milestone delivery
• Long-term:
  Recognized as a senior technical resource who can mentor junior engineers and interface directly with customers on technical deliverables

Compensation and Schedule

• Base Salary:
  Competitive, commensurate with experience
• Profit Sharing:
  Year-end profit sharing plan
• Schedule:
  
  9/80 work week (every other Friday off)
• Benefits:
  Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision; 401(k) with company match; professional development and mentorship

About CTI Consulting & Staffing

CTI is a staffing firm with 25+ years of experience connecting exceptional IT and engineering talent with leading organizations across the US, Canada, and LATAM. We specialize in onshore and nearshore staffing, including contract, permanent, and contract-to-hire hiring. We do not send candidates we would not hire ourselves.

Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related engineering discipline
• 7+ years of board-level electrical design experience in aerospace applications
• Full design chain ownership: requirements → schematic capture → component selection → layout review → documentation → test procedures
• DO-254 / DO-178C structured development familiarity
• PCB layout review experience (Altium, PADS, or Allegro)
• Microprocessor and data/power bus architecture implementation
• System integration experience within avionics or aerospace platforms
• U.S. Person status required (ITAR); proof of status required before employment
• 100% onsite in Clearwater, FL - no remote or hybrid

Preferred:

• Hands-on PCB layout design in addition to review
• ARINC 429 or MIL-STD-1553 implementation experience
• Military avionics or rotorcraft program experience
• DO-160 environmental qualification familiarity
• Prior experience at an FAA-certified avionics OEM or Tier 1 aerospace supplier