Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors)
Core
Design, test, and validate proximity sensors and full lifecycle electrical systems for autonomous air vehicles and defense platforms.
Role type
Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors & Systems)
Builds
Proximity sensors, PCBs, wire harnesses, and engine system components for autonomous vehicles.
Domain
Defense technology, autonomous systems, power electronics
Required skills
Complex board design, mixed-signal design, sensor design and integration, UAS/power electronics design, EMI testing, electronic CAD tools, test equipment automation
Preferred skills
Height of burst sensor design, ordnance fuzing systems, UAS/missiles/maritime programs, MIL-STD compliance, volume production scaling
Technologies
Altium, Eagle, CAN, I2C, SPI, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers
Responsibilities
Design, test, and validation of proximity sensors; Vehicle-level integrations and lifecycle design; Full cycle PCB design and integration; Vendor surveys and component sourcing; Conduct design reviews; Build and test engine system components via lab/ground/flight tests; Root cause analysis for field operations
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic oversight