Electrical Engineer

• Must be able to travel within the Continental U.S. and internationally when required.

The Sr. Electrical Engineer designs, develops, modifies and evaluates electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment, or other hardware systems and/or electrical engineering applications. In this role, one selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability, and determines design approaches & parameters. Conducts general engineering and design of electronic systems on small, unmanned aircraft vehicles with cross-functional teams. May also review vendor capability to support product development.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of systems engineering and integration professionals, including staffing, workload planning, performance management, mentoring, and career development
• Own systems engineering execution from requirements development and decomposition through system integration, verification, validation, and transition to production
• Own I&T planning and execution, including integration readiness, test planning, procedure development, test conduct, data review, issue resolution, and reporting
• Manage requirements traceability, allocation, verification planning, and technical baseline evolution throughout the system development lifecycle
• Lead development of system-level artifacts such as requirements, interface definitions, technical plans, test plans, procedures, reports, and customer-facing technical presentations
• Coordinate across software, hardware, manufacturing, quality, reliability, safety, flight test, and program management teams to achieve cost, schedule, and technical objectives
• Support airworthiness, system safety, and reliability activities, including field test safety, hazard-related technical coordination, and reliability growth / issue closure as applicable
• Provide clear and timely status of technical progress, risks, issues, and mitigation plans to internal leadership and external customers
• Serve as a primary customer-facing technical representative for systems engineering matters, including reviews, status discussions, technical issue resolution, and execution alignment
• Support development planning and execution in coordination with program management, including schedule, resource, and technical performance considerations
• Ensure adherence to company processes, engineering discipline, and operational policies while driving practical, executable solutions
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 8 years of electrical engineering experience, with at least 5 in design and development
• Experience leading electrical engineering activities including requirements, architecture, schematic design, PCB layout, and PCBA and system test. FPGA experience a plus.
• Experience owning or leading Integration & Test execution for complex aerospace, defense, embedded, or mission-critical systems

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Aerospace, defense, or UAS systems engineering experience strongly preferred
• Experience with Altium Designer
• Experience developing systems test plans, procedures, reports, and objective evidence packages
• Experience providing clear technical status, risk, and progress reporting to internal and external stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including concise technical documentation and professional presentations
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution to program deadlines
• Background in embedded systems development,  integration, or test
• Experience with robotics and UAS electrical architectures.
• Experience supporting airworthiness, certification- related activities, or other regulated flight approval processes
• Experience supporting reliability  activities such as FRACAS, root cause investigation, corrective action tracking, or reliability growth efforts
• Experience taking products from development or prototype phase into production
• Familiarity with mission systems, payload systems, imaging/sensing systems, or related aerospace subsystems
• Ability to assess technical risk and opportunity, establish mitigation strategies, and drive closure across functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to build trust, influence decisions, and lead through change in a fast-paced environment

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit, stand, stoop, reach, lift (up to 10 lbs.), bend, etc.  Hand and wrist dexterity to utilize the computer.
• May require travel to sites/program and special functions.

Environmental Conditions Critical to Performance:

• Work is in an office environment, climate controlled through central air conditioning/heating.
• May have some exposure to outside environment while traveling.