Electrical Engineer, Payload Integration
Core
Designing the electrical architecture for mission payloads on autonomous aerial robotic systems, managing power, data, and control from the aircraft bus to deployment mechanisms.
Role type
Senior IC electrical engineer (defense/aerospace)
Builds
Aerial robotic systems (drones) for maneuver dominance operations
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Payload electrical architecture design, Firing circuit design (arming/safing logic), Aerospace harness design, GSE design for integration, EMC analysis for safety-critical circuits
Preferred skills
MIL-STD-1760 implementation, HERO/HERP/HERF analysis, Payload integration on rotorcraft/VTOL, Hybrid-electric airframe EMC, Range operations support
Technologies
Lattice OS, MIL-STD-1760
Responsibilities
Design payload power, data, and control wiring; Design firing circuits and control electronics; Define mission/vehicle management system electrical interfaces; Design harness routing through articulated deployment mechanisms; Design ground support equipment (GSE); Perform EMC analysis for firing-circuit-class signals
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
