Electrical Engineer (Actuators)
Core
Design, implement, and test complex electro-mechanical systems, including actuators, mechanisms, and control systems for defense technology products.
Role type
Senior IC electrical engineer (actuators and electro-mechanical systems)
Builds
Complex electro-mechanical systems, prototypes, and hardware demonstrations for military applications
Domain
Defense technology / Robotics / Electro-mechanical systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
PCB design, ECAD tools (Altium, KiCAD), controls/actuation, robotics, motor/servo drive systems (BLDC/brushed), microcontrollers, power conversion, system integration, schematics interpretation, engineering first principles
Preferred skills
Bare metal microcontroller design, rugged environment design, device trees on embedded systems, electro-mechanical design concepts, electronics hardware product development, circuit characterization, wireless communication protocols, microcontroller wired communication protocols (USB, MIPI CSI2, SPI, I2C, CAN, CANFD, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485), electrical engineering tools (oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, multimeters)
Responsibilities
Execute rapid evaluation of engineering concepts, perform trade studies and physics-based analysis, manage vendor relationships, lead design reviews, run analysis, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans, build prototypes, analyze failures, transition projects to production, support critical hardware demonstrations, travel to test sites
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC