This role owns the electrical and avionics design at the core of our hardware. The Electrical / Avionics Engineer designs electronics and the architecture technicians build to, and owns bring-up and integration through test.
What you’ll do
- Produce schematic, board, and wiring designs.
- Fabricate wiring and harnesses hands-on: crimp, solder, and terminate.
- Define power architecture and the harness architecture technicians build to.
- Integrate sensors and buses.
- Perform board bring-up and manage EMI hygiene.
- Write assembly and build documentation for technicians.
- Collaborate with the other engineering teams and technicians across disciplines.
- Coordinate with outside vendors to order boards and components.
- Provide bench and field-test support, with travel up to approximately 30% when scheduled. Prior flight-test experience is not required.
- Own the hardware–software boundary in coordination with the software lead.
What you bring
- Demonstrated electrical or avionics design, debug, and bring-up work: portfolio and real work over credentials.
- Experience designing embedded, electromechanical systems. Robotics, drones, RC, automotive/motorsports electronics, embedded projects, or military/aerospace systems work all apply.
- Hands-on wiring competence: crimping, soldering, and harness fabrication.
- Fluency with the protocols these systems run on: CAN, I2C, serial/UART, SBUS, Ethernet/IP.
- RF knowledge, including antenna placement, is a strong plus.
- Switching and power electronics knowledge or experience a plus.
- Ability to document designs so technicians can build from them.
- Works well in a multidisciplinary team: clear communication with engineers, technicians, and vendors.
- ArduPilot experience is highly desired: integrating and configuring flight controllers, sensors, peripherals, and communications; using Mission Planner and logs to isolate faults; and distinguishing configuration or firmware issues from wiring, power, bus, or EMI problems. MAVLink, DroneCAN, custom peripherals, firmware changes, or board bring-up are especially valuable. It is a strong preference, not a substitute for the electrical design and troubleshooting capabilities above.
- No degree or minimum years of experience required. We hire for demonstrated capability.
- A motor-vehicle-record check applies for field-test support.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.