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Senior Hardware Engineer

Owen Daniels
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/9/2026

Job title: Senior Hardware Engineer

Location: Washington DC, (USA)

Annual Salary: $140,000 - $18,000 per annum


Company overview & Job Title:

A growing and exciting Space & AI Engineering Company located in Washington DC (USA) is now hiring a brand-new Senior Hardware Engineer to join the team and business to be working on cutting edge technologies. This role would be suited for a Mid-Level experienced Electrical Engineer as well as a Senior & a Principal Hardware Engineer with present or previous experience working in Aerospace, Defense, Space, and AI.


Salary on offer:

The annual salary on offer for the successful Senior Hardware Engineer is $140,000 - $180,000 per annum.


Summary of the Hardware Engineering Role:

The successful Senior Hardware Engineer will serve as the technical architect and owner of the electronics behind company’s actuators and intelligent control systems that will include power electronics as well technical leadership and project management.


Senior Hardware Engineer Key Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Equivalent
  • Minimum of 5 years of industry experience
  • Experienced in the full product design lifecycle
  • Electronics Circuit Design (analogue & digital)
  • PCB Design & Schematic Capture
  • Experience using Altium, SPICE, MATLAB
  • Experience of Power Electronics, Motor Control, Motor Drives
  • Network interfaces – SPI, I2C, USB, UART, RS232/485, Ethernet
  • Ability to use test equipment – Oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analysers
  • Practical skills - Prototype (circuit) design, testing, troubleshooting, debugging electronics
  • Exposure to FPGAs or high-speed digital/signal integrity design – Bonus
  • Radiation-tolerant design expérience – Bonus
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-1540, or GSFC-STD-7000 - Bonus
  • Experience leading or managing engineers – Bonus
  • Previous experience in Aerospace, Defense, Space, AI, start-up environment - Bonus
  • Entrepreneurial, team player, strong communication skills & proactive problem-solving mindset


Benefits Package:

  • Meaningful equity and real ownership
  • 401(k)
  • Healthcare Benefits - Dental and vision
  • Paid vacation paid sick leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a free on-site gym.
  • Significant ownership and growth opportunity within the company
  • Opportunity to work cutting edge technologies
  • Relocation Assistance


If you are interested in the above exciting Senior Hardware Engineering position and think you have the skills required to be working on new exciting groundbreaking technologies, please don’t hesitate to apply and contact Frank Kanjanda on frank@owendaniels.com or call 1 872-250-1331 for more information.

Salary : $18,000 - $140,000

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