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Senior Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware

Butler Recruitment Group

Syracuse, NY · Posted November 3, 2026

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About the job

Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware (110-136K)

We have a fantastic opportunity available to join a cutting-edge DoD sensing technology manufacturer in the Syracuse area.

Overview :

· Fast Growing DoD Sensing Technology Manufacturer.

· Competitive Pay, Benefits, and Attractive Stock Options.

· Work on innovative digital hardware, FPGA, and high-speed electronic systems.

· Collaborate with a highly skilled, multidisciplinary engineering team developing next-generation products.

Responsibilities :

· Lead the design and development of advanced digital hardware for next-generation products.

· Design multi-layer PCBs, develop schematics, and support board layout activities.

· Architect and develop FPGA solutions using VHDL and/or Verilog on modern Xilinx platforms.

· Perform hardware integration, testing, validation, troubleshooting, and production support.

· Design high-speed digital interfaces, data acquisition systems, digital signal processing (DSP), and communication architectures.

· Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate engineering workflows and improve efficiency.

· Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the entire product development lifecycle.

Education and Experience :

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

· 5+ years of digital hardware design experience.

· Experience designing analog and digital circuits including FPGAs, microcontrollers, memory, and high-speed interfaces.

· Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and similar lab equipment.

· Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog.

· Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

· U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.

Preferred Experience :

Altium Designer.

Xilinx Vivado.

RF Systems or Software Defined Radio (SDR).

Digital Signal Processing (DSP).

MATLAB, Python, and Linux.

Experience performing design reviews and providing technical leadership.