Electrical Design Engineer

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

The Avionics Hardware team is a small group of highly motivated engineers who develop the core compute, actuation, sensing, and power electronics products at the heart of our automation system. We enjoy cradle-to-grave hardware ownership and hands-on test, iteration, and deployment of our designs. As a Sr Electrical Design Engineer, you will lead development of electrical components and sub-systems across our airborne and test platforms from the circuit-board level up through integrated systems and everything in between.

Responsibilities

In your role as Sr Electrical Design Engineer, you will design, analyze, document, test, and troubleshoot electronic assemblies at the circuit board through integrated electro-mechanical level. You will collaborate with a cross-functional team of electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing and test engineers as the expert on your hardware. You will drive improvements to the hardware through benchtop, environmental, and on-aircraft testing, and perform root-cause investigations to characterize, document, and rectify anomalous behavior in a safety-critical environment. You will contribute to continuous improvement of the team’s development processes and practices through technical leadership.

Basic Success Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of full-lifecycle hardware development experience in a professional environment

• Experience developing and simulating complex and manufacturable printed circuit board assemblies using tools such as Altium Designer and SPICE

• Ability to work within a team, including excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to methodically diagnose, document, and solve electronic hardware problems

Preferred Criteria

• Advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

• Experience with aviation development assurance standards (e.g. RTCA/DO-254 for Level A/B items or equivalent)

• Experience designing electronics to meet rigorous environmental standards (aerospace, military, automotive, or harsh industrial)