Senior Electrical Engineer

Acara Solutions is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer II to support a leading defense and aerospace client in Melbourne, FL. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on full lifecycle electronic hardware and CCA development within a collaborative, fast‑paced environment supporting advanced high‑speed systems.

We are looking for engineers who have personally owned CCA designs from concept through bring‑up, debug, validation, and production - not candidates who were only adjacent to the work. The ideal candidate is technically strong, detail‑oriented, and comfortable solving real‑world hardware issues in the lab while balancing performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost.

• Design, develop, analyze, and test electronic systems, subsystems, and CCAs
• Own end‑to‑end CCA development to include schematic capture, bring‑up, debug, validation, and delivery
• Troubleshoot hardware and system‑level issues and implement corrective design improvements
• Interpret customer requirements and develop manufacturable, cost‑effective hardware solutions
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and procurement teams to support fabrication and production readiness
• Perform lab testing and validation using oscilloscopes, DAQ equipment, thermal testing, and related tools
• Support PCB fabrication, component selection, alternate part qualification, and CM/vendor technical questions
• Create clear documentation, rework instructions, test reports, and technical updates
• Support design reviews and communicate technical tradeoffs including SWaP‑C considerations

• Experience personally owning CCA designs from design through production
• Strong experience with Cadence schematic capture and ability to navigate Allegro
• Hands‑on board bring‑up, troubleshooting, and debug experience
• Experience with high‑speed digital design including processors, FPGAs, MCUs, DDR memory, flash, and EEPROM
• Familiarity with interfaces such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, LVDS, HDMI, Display Port, and serial protocols
• Experience with point‑of‑load power design including SMPS and linear regulators
• Circuit simulation experience using SPICE or similar tools
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware versus firmware/software related issues
• Experience writing technician rework instructions and supporting manufacturing

• Allegro PCB layout and drawing experience
• VHDL or Verilog exposure
• Mentoring or technical leadership experience

• Collaborative and people‑first culture
• Opportunity to support cutting‑edge aerospace and defense programs
• Career growth with a global workforce solutions leader
• Team‑oriented environment focused on innovation, partnership, and accountability

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