Electrical Engineer - Board Design, Thunder
Core
Lead full lifecycle design of custom, flight-critical printed circuit boards integrating sensors, communications, and processing hardware for autonomous attack rotorcraft.
Role type
Senior IC electrical engineer (board design)
Builds
Flight-critical PCBs for autonomous attack rotorcraft payloads and mission systems
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Embedded Hardware
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
High-speed board design, FPGA integration, SERDES/DDR/Ethernet PHY interfaces, embedded Linux drivers, schematic capture, PCB layout, test equipment operation, embedded systems debugging
Preferred skills
Altium Designer, Python for test automation, microprocessor selection, SoC integration
Technologies
Altium Designer, FPGAs, Linux, Python, SPI, I2C, Ethernet MAC/PHY, DDR, SERDES
Responsibilities
Design embedded electronics from concept to functional prototype; troubleshoot electrical/software boundary issues; collaborate with mechanical/software teams for system integration; manage multiple concurrent projects; support active deployments and customer-operated hardware
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC