Secret-Cleared PCB Hardware Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking Secret-Cleared PCB Hardware Engineers in Owego, New York for approximately one-year onsite contract-to-hire roles supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will combine PCB design with hands-on engineering verification, troubleshooting, and testing of RF and digital circuit card assemblies.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with approximately 9+ years of relevant engineering experience, or master’s degree with approximately 7+ years of relevant experience.

• Active DoD Secret security clearance required.

• 4+ years of circuit or PCB design experience.

• 4+ years of hands-on electronic circuit-card troubleshooting and testing experience.

• Experience performing engineering verification and checkout of RF and digital circuit card assemblies (CCAs).

• Experience using a physical PCB design tool such as Siemens Xpedition, Altium, Zuken, PSpice, or similar.

• Experience with MATLAB.

• Experience developing or supporting test automation.

• Ability to create or modify MATLAB scripts supporting hardware checkout and verification.

• Familiarity with RF laboratory equipment including signal generators, vector network analyzers/PNAs, and spectrum analyzers.

• Ability to support hardware builds and troubleshoot circuit-card issues in a hands-on engineering environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Siemens Xpedition.

• Electronic Warfare hardware experience.

• Experience supporting RF and digital electronics through design, build, integration, and test.

What You’ll Do

• Perform PCB design activities for electronic hardware.

• Provide engineering support during circuit-card and hardware builds.

• Perform engineering verification and checkout of RF and digital CCAs.

• Troubleshoot circuit cards and isolate hardware design or performance issues.

• Create and update MATLAB scripts supporting engineering checkout activities.

• Support automated test development and execution.

• Use RF test equipment including signal generators, PNAs, and spectrum analyzers.

• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and test teams throughout hardware development.

• Support verification of electronic hardware used in advanced defense applications.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Onsite in Owego, New York

• 4/10 schedule

• 1st shift

• Approximately 5 hours of overtime per week may be required.

Pay

• $60.00–$72.00 per hour.

Job ID: 23235

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.