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# (Fastwater Staffing) Electrical Engineer — Propulsion / Engine Systems Electronics - Costa Mesa, CA (on-site, Mon–Fri) | 6-month contract at HIKINEX

**Location**
: Costa Mesa, California

**Type**
: Contract

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Sep 8, 2026

## Description

The role is responsible for full-cycle propulsion-board design, including schematic capture, high-density PCB layout, component selection, bring-up, testing, debugging, and integration. It also covers flight-controller, power-distribution, motor-controller, and electromagnetic-actuator circuit design; circuit simulation, worst-case and thermal analysis, DFMEA, component derating, design verification, qualification, and functional testing; and collaboration with mechanical, thermal, software, test, quality, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams. The position requires a BSEE, at least five years of complex-board design, testing, and troubleshooting experience, proficiency with Altium Designer and LTSpice, laboratory-test-equipment competence, familiarity with standard interfaces and MCU/CPU architectures, and eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance.

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