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Electrical Engineer

Digital Prospectors
United States, Massachusetts, Lexington
Mar 29, 2025
Position:Electrical Engineer

Location:Lexington, MA (Onsite)

Length:3+ years

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Electrical Engineer to join a dynamic team responsible for designing, developing, and testing cutting-edge electrical systems and equipment. This is a unique opportunity to work on high-reliability systems for various critical industries, including aerospace, medical, nuclear, and more. The ideal candidate will have experience in circuit development, system integration, and a deep understanding of electrical design principles. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that projects meet performance, safety, and regulatory standards while working closely with a cross-functional team to deliver innovative solutions.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and test electrical devices, systems, and equipment, including communications systems, power generators, motors, navigation systems, and electrical systems for automotive and aerospace applications.
  • Oversee the manufacturing process of electrical components and systems, ensuring adherence to design specifications, safety standards, and industry codes.
  • Apply electrical power in new and innovative ways to develop or improve products, performing detailed calculations to define manufacturing, construction, and installation standards.
  • Direct the manufacturing, installation, and testing of electrical equipment to ensure products meet customer specifications and regulatory standards.
  • Analyze customer needs to determine system requirements, capacity, and costs, developing system plans that align with these needs.
  • Collaborate with project managers to ensure that production projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standard of quality.
  • Develop and implement maintenance and testing procedures for electronic components, subsystems, and systems.
  • Evaluate and recommend solutions to customers or public complaints, providing troubleshooting expertise when necessary.
  • Inspect electronic equipment, instruments, and systems to verify that they meet safety standards and relevant regulations.
  • Assist in defining, describing, and implementing program deliverables and system functionalities, specifically for space-bound or high-reliability systems.
  • Develop electronic components, software, and systems for a wide range of applications, including commercial, industrial, medical, military, or scientific.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is required (Master's degree is preferred).
  • Proven experience with high-reliability systems in aerospace, medical, nuclear, or similar industries.
  • Expertise in circuit development for power conversion and distribution.
  • Experience with systems interconnect and integration design, including system grounding and signal integrity requirements.
  • Strong knowledge of EMC requirements (i.e., MIL-STD-461) and the ability to develop associated design requirements from board-level to system-level.
  • Proficiency with circuit analysis tools such as SPICE/PSPICE.
  • Familiarity with laboratory instrumentation, including oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, spectrum analyzers, and frequency counters.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
  • Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and contribute to multidisciplinary project efforts.
  • Experience with radiation-hardened systems is a plus.
  • Familiarity with embedded systems development, including C and/or assembly language programming for hard real-time applications is preferred.
  • Comprehensive experience with all aspects of electronic circuit design, including schematic entry using Mentor Graphics tools, board layout, parts selection, debugging, and documentation is strongly preferred.
  • Strong background in test planning and execution for components, subsystems, and systems is preferred.
  • Due to the nature of the work, an Interim clearance is required, however the candidate will need to obtain a Top-Secret clearance (active Top-Secret clearance is a plus).

Selected candidate will be subject to a post offer background check and must be able to maintain a Secret-level DoD security clearance. Digital Prospectors is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, relegation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; US citizenship is required. Digital Prospectors affirms the right of all individuals to equal opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment.

Make this your next career move as one of our many long-term contractors or employees!

  • Work as our full-time employee with full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, PTO, etc.) - OR - work as a W2 hourly contractor at a higher pay rate if you don't need the benefit package.

Come see why DPC has achieved:

  • 4.9/5 Star Glassdoor rating and the only staffing company (< 1000 employees) to be voted in the national Top 10 'Employee's Choice - Best Places to Work' by Glassdoor.
  • Voted 'Best Staffing Firm to Temp/Contract For' seven times by Staffing Industry Analysts as well as a 'Best Company to Work For' by Forbes, Fortune and Inc. magazine.

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