# Hardware Engineer - Munition System

> Supplied Talent · San Francisco, United States · — · Posted 2026-05-31

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

**Experience Level:** Mid‑Senior  
**Experience Required:** 5 Years  
**Education:** Bachelor’s Degree  
**Job Function:** Engineering  
**Industry:** Defense & Space

### **Recruiter Note**

Candidate must be comfortable completing an **initial 1‑month onsite training period in Kearneysville, WV**, after which they will relocate back to work from **San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Washington, DC**.

### **About the Project**

Our client is developing a **small, safety‑critical kinetic munition** deployed via an **FPV‑class airframe**. At the core of the system is an **Electro‑Mechanical Safe and Arm Device (EMSAD)** responsible for compute, safety, and arming logic.  
This role owns the **entire electronics stack** — from schematic architecture through PCB layout, bring‑up, validation, and qualification.

### **What You’ll Do**

-   **EMSAD Architecture** — Architect and design the main EMSAD board and all auxiliary boards.
-   **Schematic & PCB Design** — Lead schematic capture and multilayer PCB layout for mixed‑signal, low‑power, and RF‑adjacent systems.
-   **Safety Architecture** — Define hardware safety architecture with redundant interlocks and fail‑safe defaults.
-   **Bring‑Up & Validation** — Build bring‑up benches, execute first‑article validation, and document results.
-   **Firmware Collaboration** — Work closely with firmware engineers on drivers, timing, and hardware‑software integration.
-   **Environmental Qualification** — Drive thermal, vibration, EMC, ESD, and drop‑test qualification.
-   **Manufacturing Readiness** — Own BOM management, DFM/DFT, and factory tester development.
-   **Lab Debugging** — Perform hands‑on debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, and soldering tools.

### **Required Qualifications**

-   **5+ years** of professional electronics design experience
-   Strong knowledge of **low‑power MCUs**, mixed‑signal systems, power supplies, sensors, and RF‑adjacent layout
-   Expertise with PCB layout tools such as **Altium, KiCad, or Cadence**
-   Hands‑on lab debugging experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, and soldering tools
-   Experience debugging complex hardware issues including **EMC**, brown‑out, and edge‑case failures
-   Strong written and verbal English communication

### **Nice to Have**

-   **Safety‑critical hardware** or fail‑safe design experience
-   Experience with **S&A** or fuzing electronics
-   Familiarity with **MIL‑STD‑810** / **MIL‑STD‑461** testing
-   FPV or small‑UAV electronics experience
-   DFT experience for **high‑mix, low‑volume** manufacturing

### **How We Work**

A small, fast‑moving engineering team with **weekly hardware iterations** and constant prototyping. Engineers are expected to:

-   Drive electrical decisions
-   Document design choices clearly
-   Stand behind their work during qualification and field validation

If you want, I can also generate a **screening rubric**, **technical interview scorecard**, or a **candidate submittal summary**tailored to this role.  
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