Staff Electrical Engineer

Who We Are

About the Role

What You’ll Do

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of avionics electrical systems for Group 2 UAS across multiple launch modalities
• Remain hands-on through schematic design, PCB development, bring-up, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and design iteration
• Lead aircraft-level integration, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions across avionics, payloads, flight controls, propulsion, and other aircraft subsystems
• Define and execute system-level verification and validation to ensure hardware meets performance, safety, and reliability requirements
• Partner across firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, test, reliability, manufacturing, supply chain, operations, and program teams to resolve complex technical challenges
• Serve as a technical point of contact for design reviews, system integration, flight test, suppliers, customers, and other key stakeholders
• Own and review engineering documentation, hardware changes, test procedures, configuration records, and compliance with applicable standards and company processes
• Work with suppliers on component selection, technical evaluation, availability, quality, and production readiness
• Identify technical risks, drive key engineering tradeoffs, improve engineering processes, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to the broader team

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field
• Experience: 10+ years in electrical engineering, with a focus on avionics, UAV systems, or similar industries
• Technical Expertise: Strong hands-on knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, PCB design, and avionics systems
• Project Management: Ability to oversee the technical aspects of projects from concept to delivery, ensuring that deadlines and specifications are met
• Leadership Skills: Experience leading technical projects or small teams in an engineering environment
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering innovative solutions
• Hands-on experience developing and validating safety-critical electromechanical systems
• A strong electrical engineering foundation and the ability to reason from first principles about hardware behavior and failure
• U.S. Person status (Citizen or Permanent Resident) required due to ITAR regulations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with developing for a safety-critical environment (human in the loop)
• Experience working on products used in extreme environments (automotive, aerospace, defense, etc.)
• Knowledge of software protocols for embedded development, including use of timers, interrupts, hardware peripherals such as SPI controllers and ADCs
• Familiarity with avionics design standards like DO-254, MIL-STD-810, and others
• Solid understanding of schematic design and PCB layout for analog, digital, RF, and power circuits
• Demonstrated ownership and practical problem-solving ability, including driving technically complex issues through resolution

Compensation

• Base salary: $165,000 - $190,000
• Equity: Meaningful equity grant in a growth-stage defense technology company