Electrical Systems Integration Engineer (Aerospace/UAV)

Speed-Engineering-Solutions; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Speed Global in Pune, Maharashtra, seeks an Electrical Systems Integration Engineer (Aerospace/UAV) with 8–12 years of experience to own aircraft-level electrical architecture and system integration across avionics, power, and EWIS.

You will develop ICDs, schematics, harness designs, and power budgets, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and support qualification against MIL-STD standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, or related discipline.
• Strong experience in electrical system architecture, system integration, and electrical design for UAV, aerospace, defense, or complex embedded systems.
• Experience in aircraft electrical power distribution systems, power budgeting, electrical load analysis, and power system integration.
• Hands-on experience in electrical wiring harness design, EWIS development, harness routing, cable sizing, wire selection, and connector integration.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC principles, shielding, grounding, bonding, and RF isolation.
• Experience with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-810, IPC/WHMA-A-620 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop aircraft-level electrical architecture for UAV and aerospace platforms, including power distribution, electrical interfaces, and system integration.
• Define and manage electrical interfaces between avionics, flight control systems, propulsion systems, batteries/BMS, communication systems, navigation systems, payloads, and other aircraft subsystems.
• Develop and maintain ICDs, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, electrical interface specifications, and system architecture documentation.
• Evaluate electrical systems for redundancy, fault tolerance, fail-safe operation, reliability, maintainability, and weight optimization.
• Develop and manage electrical power budgets, power distribution networks, power conversion strategies, and electrical protection schemes.
• Lead the design and review of EWIS, wiring harness architectures, harness routing, and cable management solutions.
• Define wire, cable, connector, and harness component selection criteria based on electrical, environmental, mechanical, safety, and EMI/EMC requirements.
• Review harness drawings, wiring diagrams, connector pinouts, wire lists, BOMs, and manufacturing documentation.
• Establish and implement standards for harness manufacturing, installation, inspection, testing, crimping, soldering, shielding, splicing, and termination practices.
• Lead connector and electrical interface management activities, including connector selection, standardization, pin allocation, derating, and configuration control.
• Define and implement EMI/EMC design practices related to grounding, bonding, shielding, filtering, cable segregation, and RF isolation.
• Identify and resolve EMI/EMC issues during integration, qualification, ground testing, and flight testing activities.
• Support qualification and certification activities in accordance with relevant aerospace and military standards.
• Develop electrical integration, verification, and validation plans for aircraft and subsystem-level testing.
• Perform and support electrical testing activities including continuity, insulation resistance, Hi-Pot, bonding, load, and communication interface testing.
• Support aircraft integration, troubleshooting, failure investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Prepare and maintain electrical architecture documents, schematics, harness drawings, BOMs, wire lists, power budgets, test procedures, and verification reports.
• Collaborate with Systems, Avionics, Flight Controls, Propulsion, Mechanical, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Flight Test teams to ensure successful product development and integration.
• Provide technical guidance to integration, manufacturing, testing, and supplier teams on electrical system implementation and troubleshooting.

Skills

Electrical architecture

System integration

EWIS design

Power distribution

Cable harness design

EMI/EMC knowledge

Schematic / ICD drafting

PLM tools

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Electrical/Electronics/Aerospace

Tools

EWIS

BMS integration

PLM

Job description

J_1322 - Electrical Systems Integration Engineer (Aerospace/UAV)

8 to 12 Years

Pune, Maharashtra

Full-Time

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and develop aircraft-level electrical architecture for UAV and aerospace platforms, including power distribution, electrical interfaces, and system integration.
• Define and manage electrical interfaces between avionics, flight control systems, propulsion systems, batteries/BMS, communication systems, navigation systems, payloads, and other aircraft subsystems.
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs), electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, electrical interface specifications, and system architecture documentation.
• Evaluate electrical systems for redundancy, fault tolerance, fail-safe operation, reliability, maintainability, and weight optimization.
• Develop and manage electrical power budgets, power distribution networks, power conversion strategies, and electrical protection schemes.
• Analyze electrical load requirements, startup and transient conditions, voltage drops, load shedding, and power system performance across various operating scenarios.
• Lead the design and review of aircraft Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS), wiring harness architectures, harness routing, and cable management solutions.
• Define wire, cable, connector, and harness component selection criteria based on electrical, environmental, mechanical, safety, and EMI/EMC requirements.
• Review harness drawings, wiring diagrams, connector pinouts, wire lists, BOMs, and manufacturing documentation.
• Establish and implement standards for harness manufacturing, installation, inspection, testing, crimping, soldering, shielding, splicing, and termination practices.
• Lead connector and electrical interface management activities, including connector selection, standardization, pin allocation, derating, and configuration control.
• Define and implement EMI/EMC design practices related to grounding, bonding, shielding, filtering, cable segregation, and RF isolation.
• Identify and resolve EMI/EMC issues during integration, qualification, ground testing, and flight testing activities.
• Support qualification and certification activities in accordance with relevant aerospace and military standards.
• Develop electrical integration, verification, and validation plans for aircraft and subsystem-level testing.
• Perform and support electrical testing activities including continuity, insulation resistance, Hi-Pot, bonding, load, and communication interface testing.
• Support aircraft integration, troubleshooting, failure investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Prepare and maintain electrical architecture documents, schematics, harness drawings, BOMs, wire lists, power budgets, test procedures, and verification reports.
• Manage engineering documentation, configuration control, change management, and product lifecycle records.
• Collaborate with Systems, Avionics, Flight Controls, Propulsion, Mechanical, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Flight Test teams to ensure successful product development and integration.
• Provide technical guidance to integration, manufacturing, testing, and supplier teams on electrical system implementation and troubleshooting.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in electrical system architecture, system integration, and electrical design for UAV, aerospace, defense, or complex embedded systems.
• Experience in aircraft electrical power distribution systems, power budgeting, electrical load analysis, and power system integration.
• Strong understanding of avionics, flight control systems, propulsion systems, batteries, BMS, ESCs, motors, communication systems, and aircraft electrical subsystems.
• Hands-on experience in electrical wiring harness design, EWIS development, harness routing, cable sizing, wire selection, and connector integration.
• Knowledge of connector selection, contact systems, backshells, shielding, grounding, bonding, and electrical interface management.
• Experience in preparing and reviewing electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, ICDs, wire lists, BOMs, and electrical design documentation.
• Strong understanding of EMI/EMC principles, shielding techniques, grounding strategies, cable segregation, filtering, and RF isolation.
• Experience supporting EMI/EMC qualification and environmental testing activities.
• Knowledge of aerospace and military standards such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-810, IPC/WHMA-A-620, or equivalent standards.
• Experience in electrical testing and verification including continuity testing, insulation resistance testing, Hi-Pot testing, grounding verification, load testing, and system integration testing.
• Familiarity with electrical failure analysis, troubleshooting, root-cause investigation, and corrective action implementation.
• Experience with PLM, configuration management, engineering change control, and product documentation management.
• Ability to interpret and generate electrical interface specifications, architecture documents, and engineering standards.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams and external suppliers in a product development environment.

Required Skills

DGQA, CEMILAC, airworthiness MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, and MIL-STD-810