Job Title: Senior High-Speed Digital Design Engineer
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Employment Type: Contract (6 months)
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Compensation: $90.00-$140.00/ hr
Schedule: 9/80 hrs/Week. - (1
st shift)
About the Opportunity:
- An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Digital Design Engineer to contribute to the development of advanced, high-reliability digital hardware for aerospace, space, and defense applications.
- In this role, you'll lead complex digital design projects, working across FPGA-, ASIC-, and processor-based architectures to deliver high-performance, mission-critical electronic systems.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
This role offers the opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider- we help companies compete for talent. With experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Lead the architecture and design of FPGA-, ASIC-, and processor-based digital hardware, including schematics, interface definitions, timing constraints, and design reviews.
- Design, integrate, and verify high-speed digital interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, LVDS, SPI, and I2C.
- Support board bring-up, hardware integration, troubleshooting, and system verification using standard laboratory equipment.
- Collaborate with PCB layout engineers and cross-functional teams to optimize signal integrity, power integrity, timing, and manufacturability.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship while developing and reviewing engineering documentation, test plans, and verification reports to ensure compliance with aerospace and defense quality and reliability standards.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
- 8+ years of experience in designing complex digital hardware for aerospace, defense, communications, embedded computing, or other high-reliability products.
- 8+ years of experience in designing FPGA-, ASIC-, processor-, or SoC-based digital systems.
- 8+ years of experience with board bring-up, hardware integration, and laboratory debug.
- 8+ years of experience with high-speed digital interfaces and timing analysis.
- 8+ years of experience with signal integrity principles and collaboration with PCB layout teams.
- 8+ years of experience with high-speed digital design.
- 8+ years of experience with high-speed digital signal integrity design.
- 8+ years of experience with parts derating.
- 8+ years of experience with worst-case circuit analysis.
What Sets You Apart:
- Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
- Experience developing aerospace or defense electronics.
- Experience with radiation-tolerant or harsh-environment electronics.
- Experience with formal verification, power integrity, and mixed-signal hardware.
- Excellent communication, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Dynamic / Static Power calculations.
- Gigabit Ethernet.
- PCB Material Selection.
- Power integrity analysis.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
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Nov 04, 2026