About This Opportunity
CTI Consulting & Staffing is partnering with a leading aviation instrumentation manufacturer to find a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for their team in Clearwater, Florida. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a company that has been building certified avionics products for commercial, military, and business aviation platforms for more than 70 years. This is not a support role — this is a hands-on ownership position working the full hardware design chain in a structured, DO-254 compliant development environment.
What You'll Do
- Translate design requirements into analog and digital board designs, including component selection, simulation, schematic capture, layout review, and documentation
- Develop and execute test procedures for avionics board-level products
- Perform PCB layout reviews using Altium, PADS, or Allegro
- Support system integration to verify board function within the intended avionics platform
- Interface with in-house manufacturing for production test support and troubleshooting
- Execute board design activities within a structured DO-254 / DO-178C compliant development process
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including firmware, manufacturing, and test engineering
- Support customer-facing technical deliverables as needed
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering discipline
- 7+ years of hands-on board design experience for aerospace applications
- Proven ownership of the full design cycle: requirements through schematic capture, component selection, layout, documentation, and test
- Familiarity with DO-254 and DO-178C structured hardware development guidelines
- Experience with PCB layout review using Altium, PADS, or Allegro
- Working knowledge of microprocessor implementation and data/power bus architectures
- Experience supporting system integration within avionics or aerospace platforms
- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) — proof of status required; this role involves access to export-controlled technology
Nice-to-Have
- Hands-on PCB layout experience (in addition to layout review)
- Familiarity with ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, or other avionics data bus protocols
- Experience on military avionics or rotorcraft programs
- Familiarity with DO-160 environmental qualification testing
- Prior experience at an FAA-certified avionics manufacturer or Tier 1 aerospace supplier
Technical Environment
- EDA Tools: Altium Designer, Mentor PADS, Cadence Allegro
- Design Standards: DO-254, DO-178C, DO-160
- Bus Architectures: ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553 (relevant experience valued)
- Product types: Analog and digital avionics boards, air data systems, standby displays, sensors and probes
- Microsoft Office Suite
What Success Looks Like
- Within 90 days: Integrated into active design programs, tool environment operational, participating in design reviews and layout reviews with minimal ramp time
- Within 6 months: Owning assigned board-level design tasks from schematic capture through documentation and test, contributing to program milestone delivery
- Long-term: Recognized as a senior technical resource who can mentor junior engineers and interface directly with customers on technical deliverables
Compensation and Schedule
- Base Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
- Profit Sharing: Year-end profit sharing plan
- Schedule: 9/80 work week (every other Friday off)
- Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision; 401(k) with company match; professional development and mentorship
About CTI Consulting & Staffing
CTI is a staffing firm with 25+ years of experience connecting exceptional IT and engineering talent with leading organizations across the US, Canada, and LATAM. We specialize in onshore and nearshore staffing, including contract, permanent, and contract-to-hire hiring. We do not send candidates we would not hire ourselves.
Requirements
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related engineering discipline
- 7+ years of board-level electrical design experience in aerospace applications
- Full design chain ownership: requirements schematic capture component selection layout review documentation test procedures
- DO-254 / DO-178C structured development familiarity
- PCB layout review experience (Altium, PADS, or Allegro)
- Microprocessor and data/power bus architecture implementation
- System integration experience within avionics or aerospace platforms
- U.S. Person status required (ITAR); proof of status required before employment
- 100% onsite in Clearwater, FL — no remote or hybrid
Preferred:
- Hands-on PCB layout design in addition to review
- ARINC 429 or MIL-STD-1553 implementation experience
- Military avionics or rotorcraft program experience
- DO-160 environmental qualification familiarity
- Prior experience at an FAA-certified avionics OEM or Tier 1 aerospace supplier