Senior Electrical Engineer -Digital and FPGA Systems

Senior Electrical Engineer
-Digital and FPGA Systems Job Description

Posted Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Company Information:

Elbit America is a leading provider of high-performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd.

(NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a global high-technology company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications. For additional information, visit:  or follow us on You Tube .

Job Summary:

Elbit is currently seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team in Merrimack, NH. This position will research, plan, design, develop, analyze, and test a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including displays, sensors, processors, interface units, and other electronic devices, circuitry components, analog and digital electronics, and control and test equipment.

This role is focused on board-level digital and mixed-signal hardware design
, including processor and FPGA-based system integration
, and supports products from prototype through EMI qualification and production. The successful candidate will function effectively and communicate in a dynamic, integrated product team environment, supporting a variety of programs.

Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Responsible for carrying out specific project responsibilities as part of larger program objectives involved in the design and development of products, equipment, or processes
• May design and lay out items
• Consults with higher-level engineering personnel to resolve more complex design alternatives
• Utilize electronic design tools such as schematic capture
• Review and implement design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for test (DFT) objectives
• Develop specifications, schematics, assembly drawings, and bill of materials against which designs can be produced
• Prepares sub-system performance specifications
• Evaluate and select optimum design alternatives
• Determine design feasibility and ensure that product designs are competitive
• Provide directions to others who determine appropriate materials and processes for specific component applications
• Lead or conduct experiments to evaluate operating characteristics of products or processes, execute test and troubleshooting activities
• Evaluate engineering prototypes and translate experimental results into design criteria
• Conduct computer simulations to analyze, test, or design products
• Develop task inputs to engineering project plans and maintain liaison with other departments of the organization
• Respond to customer engineering queries and advise others on engineering information relevant to the organization's product capabilities
• Provide technical presentation support and consultation for marketing
• Represent the engineering unit in customer or field service contacts, troubleshoot customer application problems
• Utilize project planning and monitoring methods to ensure timely completion
• Assume responsibility for successful completion (Schedule, Performance, Cost) of systems and sub-systems
• Perform preliminary engineering necessary to confirm plans and programs
• Assist in assuring the technical soundness of engineering programs
• Support the manufacturing process in resolving design problems
• Collaborate with purchasing in obtaining quotations or bids and recommend the selection of vendors
• Prepare engineering specifications for major purchases
• Prepare reports of field tests, startups, or installations as required and write technical instructions
• On a project or on-going basis, supervise the work of other engineering personnel
• Contribute to process improvements
• Develop the total cost of ownership models for a complete system, based upon predicted reliability, operational usage, and environmental factors
• Recommend to Management to select appropriate and cost-efficient vendors
• Contribute to the development and improvement of packaging techniques to…