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Electrical Engineer, Principal

Curtiss-Wright and Careers
Santa Clarita, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/26/2026
Principle Electrical Engineer- Onsite Position
We have a great opportunity for a Principle Electrical Engineer to join our team in Santa Clarita, CA!
As our Principle Electrical Engineer, you are the lead member of the Electrical Design technical staff. You will design, develop, modify and evaluate ruggedized aerospace, high speed, high power and high reliability electronic equipment and systems for the next generation products.
Location: Santa Clarita, CA-Onsite
Salary: $ 138,700.00 - $184,900.00 per year plus potential bonus
Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in CA. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.
We Take Care of Our People
Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
I
Inclusive & Supportive Culture
Your Challenge
  • Determines design approaches and parameters based on input from customer or systems architect.
  • Designs complex circuits and PCB layouts to meet requirements, as well as conduct experimental tests to validate designs.
  • Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability requirements.
  • Produce & support power (nominal, absolute), reliability and thermal analysis.
  • Produce technical documentation to meet CW engineering standards practice.
  • Assess vendor capability to support product development.
  • Leads the electrical engineering team, providing design guidance and oversight from inception to release.
  • Leads standard design practices and continuous improvement activities.
  • Leads design reviews and tracks design quality metrics.
  • Systematically determines root cause of failures or performance anomalies and provides technical approaches to resolve issues expeditiously.
What You Bring
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent and preferably a master’s degree in engineering discipline. Ten years’ defense industry experience directly related to high-speed PCB development, digital and analog designs.
  • Must have expertise in electronic product design, an all-around knowledge of electronics, and possess excellent design/troubleshooting skills.
  • 3-4 years of experience with Altium and Mentor Graphics DxDesigner for schematic capture.
  • Experience with DOORS, Spice, MatLab, SysML (Cameo), Xpedition and Hyperlynx are preferred.
  • Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Tool Suite.
  • Hands on experience with debug tools (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, TDR, other laboratory tools).
  • Fundamental understanding of advance analog/digital architectures/blocks such as (filters, power converters, state machines, transfer functions).
  • Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) process.
Who We Are:
Our Values
Environmental, Social and Governance
Integrated Systems in Santa Clarita prides itself on experience, expertise, and low risk solutions. Our primary focus is understanding the technical challenges our customers face and creating partnerships in order to provide a high TRL solution.
Some of the services we provide are:
  • System-level architecture
  • Highly skilled program management
  • Industry-leading engineering services
  • Turnkey system design
  • Production capabilities that range from early prototype phase through volume production
To learn more visit:
https://www.curtisswrightds.com/about/company/locations/santa-clarita
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Talent Acquisition Team
and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.
Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.
Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact
Talent Acquisition.
For US Applicants:
EEO is The Law – click here for more information.
If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact
Talent Acquisition
and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

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