Senior Electrical Engineer, Electronics Hardware and PCBA Design

Job overview

The Senior Electrical Engineer role is onsite in Downers Grove, IL, with an annual salary range of $102,500–$138,500. Chemring Energetic Devices develops products for national defense and space applications. This engineer develops new electronic products and supports legacy devices, specializing in hardware and printed circuit board assembly design. The work spans design, qualification, testing, production support, and coordination with engineering teams and customers.

What you'll do

• Design digital circuitry and FPGA-based systems
• capture schematics, select components, simulate circuits, and develop PCB layouts. Define PCB stack-ups, materials, and design rules
• build and test prototypes
• perform hardware bring-up and root-cause analysis. Coordinate system implementation with PCB, software, FPGA, and mechanical teams
• support qualification, compliance studies, production issues, technical reviews, documentation, proposals, project risk, and early-career engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior electrical engineer

electronics hardware

pcba design

fpga systems

pcb layout

downers grove il

chemring energetic devices

full-time

onsite

$102,500–$138,500/year

9/80 schedule

electrical engineering

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid time off
• disability and life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• parental leave
• adoption and tuition assistance
• discounts
• potential bonus, commission, or incentive program.

Why this role

9/80 work schedule with alternating Fridays off; work supports mission-critical defense and space products.

About the employer

Chemring Energetic Devices, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing. Sector: 33.