Senior Payload Electrical Engineer

Immediate need for a talented Senior Payload Electrical Engineer. This is a 12+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Santa Ana, CA(Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID: 26-33257

Pay Range: $96/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Own payload power and data interface definition, including connector and pinout standards
• Design payload electronics, power conditioning, and interface boards
• Design and specify harnessing, underwater connectors, and penetrator wiring
• Manage payload power budgets and coordinate with Energy Systems on allocation
• Own signal integrity, grounding, isolation, and EMI/EMC behavior at payload boundaries
• Develop electrical ICDs for third-party payload providers
• Support payload bring-up, integration testing, and fault isolation on the bench and at sea
• Partner with Payload Mechanical, Payload Software, and Vehicle Management Systems on integration
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and supplier facilities

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of electrical design experience on hardware that was built and deployed
• Experience designing power distribution and data interfaces for embedded systems
• Schematic capture and board-level design experience, including design review ownership
• Working knowledge of grounding, isolation, signal integrity, and EMI/EMC practice
• Hands-on bring-up and fault isolation experience with lab instrumentation
• Ability to develop and manage firmware as needed
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance
• Experience with subsea or marine electronics, including underwater connectors and penetrators
• Familiarity with pressure-tolerant electronics or oil-filled enclosures
• Experience integrating third-party sensors or payloads over standard buses
• Background in power budgeting for battery-constrained platforms
• Experience in defense programs or ruggedized, high-reliability electronics

Our client is a leading Defense Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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