Electrical Engineer III

Full-time Contract Position – Bend, OR

Our Client delivers customer-focused operations and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. Through leading-edge technologies and transformative solutions, it has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and one of America’s fastest-growing corporations. The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) team also provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection, and security solutions worldwide. #EngineeringTheFuture

The Company

Our Client’s mission is to stay ahead of the curve, developing solutions today to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. With over 60 years of leadership, they have driven transformative change in the aerospace and defense industry. Their innovative solutions provide connected protection through advanced command, control, and communications platforms, along with capabilities in ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and more, ensuring national security across multiple domains. Dedicated to expanding the industrial base and delivering open architecture platforms, our client plays a crucial role in fostering competition, providing value, and accelerating innovation. Their ability to scale and commitment to open architecture set them apart in driving industry progress.

The Position

The Electrical Engineer will design, develop, test, and support advanced electrical and electronic systems for aerospace, defense, and space exploration applications. This role involves end-to-end ownership of electrical designs, from circuit-level development to fully integrated systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and performance requirements. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in electrical engineering principles, circuit design, system analysis, and cross-functional collaboration within a fast-paced, on-site engineering environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

Research, design, develop, test, and improve advanced electrical and electronic systems
Conceptualize and design products across the full lifecycle, from circuit card assemblies to fully integrated systems
Perform electrical circuit design, schematic capture, and system-level integration
Conduct electrical load analysis (ELA), circuit modeling, simulation, and performance analysis
Support certification, deployment, and continuous improvement of products and systems
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout design and development phases
Apply industry-standard electrical design principles, manufacturing, and production processes
Evaluate and ensure compliance with electromagnetic effects (EME), including EMC, EMI, HIRF, and IEL requirements
Support troubleshooting, testing, and validation of analog and digital electronic systems

Supervisory Responsibilities

No immediate direct reports

Skills & Qualifications

Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices
Understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools
Experience working in multi-disciplinary design & development teams

Preferred Experience

Exposure to simulations through functional and logical models and system analysis
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
Experience composing and analyzing Electrical Load Analysis (ELA), circuit modeling, simulation, and analysis
Familiarity with design requirements related to High Intensity Radiated Field (HIRF) and Indirect Effects of Lightning (IEL)
Knowledge of industry-standard electrical design principles, to include, but not limited to model-based definition, electrical component selection, manufacturing, and production processes
Familiar with Electro Magnetic Effects (EME) to include, Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI)
Experience in digital or analog circuit design and schematic capture
Understanding of the printed circuit board layout process and tools

Work Environment

On-site position located in Bend, Oregon
This is a 4-month contract

Compensation

Position offers an hourly W2 Rate between $50 - $58, with additional benefits

Requirements

Because this client is a Federal Government Contractor performing services for the DoD, US Air Force, NASA and others, they do require US, Non-Dual Citizenship

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None required

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.