Transparent Search Group
Avionics Hardware Engineer
Torrance, California, US
Role snapshot
Transparent Search Group is hiring a Avionics Hardware Engineer on a full-time basis. This is an on-site role based in Torrance, California, US.
- Company
- Transparent Search Group
- Location
- Torrance, California, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 3–8 years
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
Who this role suits
Practitioners with a few years behind them who can work independently, make trade-offs and help newer teammates.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Transparent Search Group publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Avionics Hardware Engineer
Company: Confidential — defense production company
Location: Torrance, CA (in office 5 days per week)
Compensation: $150,000 - $200,000 + competitive equity
Employment Type: Full-time
Visa Sponsorship: Not available (US citizens and green card holders)
About the Company
The client is a modern defense production company building long-range hypersonic strike systems to close a critical national security gap. Founded in 2021 under a philosophy of "peace through deterrence," it is one of the few hypersonics companies to move beyond concepts to production, with active government contracts including a $23M+ Navy order for 50 units delivering in 2027.
The client has raised $1B+ through its Series C.
The Role
The client is hiring Avionics Hardware Engineers (3-8 years) to own mission-critical flight hardware end to end. You will design complex mixed-signal, high-speed PCBs from architecture and requirements through schematic design, component selection, bring-up, debugging, verification and vehicle integration. The avionics are the brain of the missile system, and with 15+ boards in development, each engineer owns meaningful subsystems that directly affect flight success.
What You Will Do
- Own the full design lifecycle of circuit card assemblies: requirements, schematics, PCB layout, bring-up, debugging and qualification.
- Design mixed-signal, high-speed boards with processors, memory, Ethernet, power electronics, sensor/actuator interfaces and backplanes.
- Work with supply chain on component selection, ordering and supplier relationships.
- Test and verify hardware against requirements and iterate on designs.
- Integrate qualified hardware into the vehicle and support production readiness.
What You Bring
- 3-8 years of hardware/PCB design experience
- Mixed-signal and high-speed digital board design through bring-up and qualification
- Altium Designer or Cadence Allegro
- Power electronics experience
- US citizenship or green card (defense work)
- Ability to work on-site in Torrance 5 days a week
Tech Stack
Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, PCB design, mixed-signal and high-speed digital design, power electronics, schematic capture, Python
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