- Job Type: Full-Time
- Function: Engineering Hardware
- Industry: Transportation
- Post Date: 04/01/2026
- Website: www.forterra.com
- Company Address: 22521 Gateway Center Drive
, Clarksburg, Maryland 20871, US
About Forterra
Forterra (Formerly RRAI) is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. The company is among the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, focused on building systems which protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is a go-to provider of autonomous solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses autonomy for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.Job Description
At Forterra, we are unleashing autonomy at scale to transform the battlefield. Our mission is to build the foundational platforms that enable an intelligent ecosystem to coordinate, adapt, and execute with speed and precision even in the uncertainty and disruption of modern conflict. In an era marked by rapid technological change and evolving threats, we design for flexibility, survivability, and operational dominance.
Forterra delivers weapons, sensors, and battlefield effects through integrated autonomous networks reaching operational areas faster, safer, and without placing human lives at risk. Our systems operate with distributed control, dynamic routing, and real-time responsiveness, enabling sustained advantage across complex mission environments.
About the role
The Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the hardware design of a wide range of different systems that are critical to autonomous vehicle design such as embedded computers, power systems, networking systems, and more.
What you'll do
- Provide technical leadership on projects to guide a small, focused team of electrical engineers developing new hardware designs from concept through production.
- Work cross functionally with systems, safety, software, and other engineering groups throughout all phases of the product development lifecycle.
- Design to meet commercial and military vehicle operating conditions / requirements.
- Design high-reliability & high-safety criticality hardware for both commercial and military autonomous vehicles.
- Perform risk-reduction prototyping testing of circuits at the component, subsystem, and system levels.
- Perform validation testing of designs through analysis, simulation, and/or hardware testing.
- Generate and implement improvements of designs to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput.
- Generate design documentation to ensure the delivery of a quality finished product.
- Participate in interdisciplinary design teams and design reviews.
- Provide production build support for the manufacturing of prototypes through volume ramp-up to production.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
- 3+ years of hardware design experience.
- Experience with Altium Designer, OrCAD, or similar schematic capture / PCB Layout software.
- Design and simulation of complex digital and analog circuits.
- Experience designing high-reliability / high-safety criticality systems.
- Experience working with analog and high-speed (3Ghz+) digital signals.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, hands-on abilities, and working knowledge of common test equipment.
- Familiarity with design, analysis and manufacturing standards associated with complex multilayer rigid CCAs.
- Ability to solve complex technical problems independently.
- Ability to lead small teams.
- Ability to work cross-functionally.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with automotive hardware design.
- Experience designing networking hardware.
- Experience designing embedded computers.
- Experience working with automotive camera system designs including GMSL & MIPI CSI-2.
- Experience with automotive industry safety standard ISO 26262.
- Experience with MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD- 810, MIL-STD-882E.
- Experience with board layout.
US Salary Range
$120,000 — $160,000
Location
On-Site in Clarksburg, MD
The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:
- Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
- Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
- Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
- A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
- A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
- Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.
Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.
CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY - This position may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. For more information about U.S. Security Clearances: click here.
Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in all personnel practices. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran and disability status, and criminal history, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
Forterra is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
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