Electrical Engineer III

Electrical Engineer
Engineering Department
Onsite – Tewksbury, MA
12-month contract

About Our Client
Our client is a global technology company providing advanced security detection systems used to enhance public safety and streamline trade and travel operations. With a long-standing history in the engineering and manufacturing sector, they specialize in the research, development, and deployment of industry-leading screening technologies. Their mission is to create safer environments through innovation and precision engineering, with teams operating across multiple international hubs.

Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our client's operations team focused on aviation security technology. This is a hands-on role that provides the opportunity to directly impact global safety by contributing to the design and maintenance of advanced chemical trace detection systems. You will work in a dynamic and collaborative R&D environment, supporting both new product development and existing product enhancements.
In this role, you will engage in all aspects of electrical and electronic circuit design, from concept through to testing and release. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, software, and systems engineers, as well as global CAD and PCB designers. Your work will drive innovation in products that are critical to protecting people and infrastructure around the world.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with a cross-functional team to deliver best-in-class chemical detectors using Ion Mobility Spectrometry.
• Perform fundamental engineering duties in electrical/electronic design efforts including system development, integration and testing for a variety of chemical trace detection products.
• Create design specification documents including system specifications, schematics and PCB designs.
• Convert conceptual designs into complete product designs, including the appropriate connectors, cables and wiring to meet the system design criteria.
• Develop test procedures and test fixtures to support design validation and production testing.
• Collaborate with a global team including CAD/PCB designers and technicians on the design, development and release of new products to production.
• Collaborate on best practices and promote adoption across the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or a closely related field, with 10+ years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field and 8+ years of experience.
• Must possess the technical background and skills to perform in all phases of electrical/electronic circuit design, development, testing and documentation.
• Design and develop innovative technical hardware solutions for new products in the areas of High-gain/Low-noise Analog processing, from the detector to the ADC, or High-Speed Digital design with a good understanding of clock boundaries conditions and asynchronous data collection.
• Development of Analog Data Acquisition hardware using op-amps, active filters and high-resolution ADCs.
• Development of Digital Data Acquisition hardware including FPGA based Finite State Machines, interfacing to high-speed mixed signal ASICs and Signal Integrity techniques.
• Experience with MCU system design, including both hardware design and embedded software design.
• Experience with various FPGA families, FPGA design suites and simulation tools, including (but not limited to) Xilinx and Lattice.
• Proficient experience with Altium Designer Schematic Capture and PCB Layout design suite.
• Motivated self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Hardware debugging experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, etc.
• Strong communication skills, including proficient writing and presentation skills.
• Participate-in a multi-functional engineering team environment to develop and integrate hardware, software and networking technology into new products and systems.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple corporate functions including business, engineering, operations and manufacturing.

• Knowledge of product development cycle and release to production of new products.
• Hands-on experience designing, prototyping, debugging and testing of digital/analog electronics.
• Experience with high-voltage (8kV) board design and interfacing with digital control systems.
• Knowledge of Ion Mobility Spectrometry is a plus.

• Pay rate up to $79/hr W2

Apply Now!
Join us in helping build solutions that protect and secure the world. If you're a seasoned electrical engineer with a passion for safety, innovation, and hands-on product development, we want to hear from you.

Electrical Engineer | Circuit Design | PCB Layout | Analog & Digital Systems | Altium Designer | FPGA