Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer — Field Instrumentation

Ever wonder who decides whether a new technology is actually ready for the real world? Someone has to build the instruments that deliver the answer. That's this role.

Oscar Six designs and runs live experiments for the DoD and other mission partners — across unmanned systems, sensors and tactical networks. As our Senior Hardware Engineer you'll own those instruments end to end: the sensor packages that capture ground truth, the mounts and power that put them on platforms, and the integration that ties systems under test into our data.

You're not building the next platform — you're building what measures it.

• Data-collection instrumentation, owned end to end — sensor packages, loggers and timing sources — from requirements through design, build and field verification
• Power: derive power requirements and design to them — batteries, regulation and distribution — under tight SWaP limits
• Enclosures, mounts and assemblies in CAD that survive platforms and ranges; rapid prototyping with 3D printing and shop fabrication
• Integration that ties systems under test (UxS, sensors, radios) into our data-collection and network architecture
• Field events: you'll travel with the team (~15–20%) to stand up range power, networking and masts, and diagnose and repair on site
• The team itself: mentor engineers and set our hardware standards and design-review practices

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years leading hardware designs from concept through field deployment
• Power systems: circuit analysis, power budgets, and battery/regulator design
• Fine-pitch soldering, harness fabrication and rapid prototyping; sensors, DAQ and buses (CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet)
• A hands‑on maker attitude — you diagnose failures fast and adapt hardware under live test conditions
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance. No existing clearance needed; we sponsor it.

• Test & evaluation or range instrumentation background
• Time synchronization (GPS, PTP) for distributed data collection
• RF and antenna integration; tactical or mesh radios
• Schematic and PCB design (Altium, KiCad) — a capability you'd build out here
• MIL-STD-810/461 ruggedization, CNC or sheet-metal design

• $130k–$150k salary, plus paid overtime when the mission requires
• End-to-end design ownership and a team to mentor
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 6%, fully vested after six months
• Monthly reimbursement toward the health plan you choose

Don't check every box? We care more about what you've built than a perfect match.

• Oscar Six is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.