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Job Description
Mission of the Role This role exists to lead the design, development, and delivery of high-performance electrical systems that support Clear Align's advanced imaging and sensing solutions. The successful candidate will transform complex technical requirements into reliable, testable, and manufacturable designs, ensuring performance, reliability, and seamless system integration across mission-critical applications. You will play a critical role in driving product development, solving complex technical challenges, and advancing solutions that enable our customers to see clearly, decide faster, and act decisively. In Your First Year You Will (What Success Looks Like) First 30 Days
Develop a strong understanding of Clear Align's products, electrical architecture, and electrical requirements across active programs
Learn engineering workflows, documentation standards, active program structures, and CAD tools (Orcad, PADS)
Review existing designs and technical challenges to identify opportunities to contribute
Support schematic reviews, prototype builds, and lab-based validation activities
Build effective working relationships across interdisciplinary teams By 60 Days
Actively contributes to requirement definition, schematic design, component selection, and prototype development
Support development of test plans and design verification plans (DVPs)
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support integration challenges
Interface with external PCB layout vendors to support board development and design reviews
Apply hands-on lab skills to test, debug, and validate electrical systems By 90 Days
Independently contribute to electrical design and development
Execute design verification testing and analyze results
Deliver clear and well-organized engineering documentation
Solve complex technical challenges across performance and manufacturability
Improve design approaches, efficiency, and product quality By 12 Months
Lead or contribute to full electrical design lifecycle
Drive design decisions meeting performance and customer requirements
Serve as a trusted contributor across engineering teams
Support and mentor junior engineers
Deliver robust, manufacturable, high-reliability solutions How You Know You Are Winning
Designs are reliable, well-documented, and meet requirements
Trusted contributor across engineering teams
Prototype and testing efforts progress efficiently
Strong impact on solving technical problems
Direct contribution to program and customer success Who You Are (Core Strengths & Competencies)
Strong electrical design capability from concept through validation
Hands-on lab expertise and troubleshooting skills
Clear communicator with strong documentation discipline
Analytical problem solver with practical mindset
Commitment to precision, accountability, and results Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
5+ years of electrical engineering experience
Experience with schematic capture and hardware development
Eligible for DoD security clearance Preferred Extras
Experience with imaging, optical, or EO/IR systems
Experience with OrCAD, PADS, or similar tools
Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 and
MIL-STD-461
Experience in defense or aerospace environments Why Clear Align Clear Align builds advanced electro-optical systems that support critical missions across defense, aerospace, and security.
Behind every great engineering team is an organized, responsive operation that helps people focus on doing their best work. In this role, you will help create that environment—supporting the people and systems that keep the company moving forward. Clear Align is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Benefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Professional development assistance Referral program Vision insurance