Senior Electronics Engineer – Autonomous Airship Hardware

present of AI; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HyLight in Paris is seeking a senior hardware engineer to own the electronics lifecycle for autonomous hydrogen-powered airships. You will design boards, bench-test and integrate them with flight systems, working with external manufacturers to ensure robust hardware for AI-driven inspection.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware, sensors, and aerospace-grade reliability, with strong emphasis on CAN/I2C/SPI/UART interfaces and power management in a fast-paced development environment.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of hands-on hardware work.
• Strong analog, digital and power electronics knowledge.
• Comfort with microcontrollers and data buses like CAN, I2C, SPI and UART.

Responsibilities

• Draw custom circuit boards and perform bench testing.
• Flight integration and collaboration with external board manufacturers.
• Debug at board and system level for reliable AI-driven robotics.

Skills

Power electronics

Microcontrollers

CAN/I2C/SPI/UART

Analog & digital design

Board bring-up

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

Job description

HyLight in Paris is seeking a senior hardware engineer to own the electronics lifecycle for autonomous hydrogen-powered airships. You will design boards, bench-test and integrate them with flight systems, working with external manufacturers to ensure robust hardware for AI-driven inspection.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware, sensors, and aerospace-grade reliability, with strong emphasis on CAN/I2C/SPI/UART interfaces and power management in a fast-paced development environment.