Senior Electrical Engineer — UAV Systems & RF Hardware

DeltaQuad; Duivendrecht; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching and professional growth

27 vacation days

38-hour workweek with flexible working

Travel reimbursement €0.25/km or full

Excellent PME pension scheme

Work in an innovative high-tech env.

Open informal company culture

Lunch provided by DeltaQuad

Monthly team drinks

Job summary

DeltaQuad in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to own the architecture, development and integration of electronic hardware for UAV platforms. You will work with Mechanical, Embedded Software, Systems Engineering and Production to translate requirements into reliable, manufacturable designs.

This role goes beyond hardware design, coordinating suppliers, driving design-for-manufacturing and ensuring ambitious projects stay on schedule and within specification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics.
• Several years of experience developing complex electronic products.
• Proven ability to design complete electronic systems, from requirements through production.
• Experience with PCB architecture, schematic design and multi-layer PCB development.
• Experience working with Embedded Systems.
• Good understanding of RF electronics and communication systems.
• Experience working with external suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable coordinating multiple technical workstreams simultaneously.
• Hands-on mentality and able to move between concept development and production support.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware for UAV systems.
• Define electronic architectures from concept through production.
• Develop analogue and digital circuits, power electronics and communication interfaces.
• Work closely with Embedded Software Engineers on hardware/software integration.
• Support RF integration and communication systems.
• Manage technical development activities for electronic subsystems.
• Coordinate suppliers throughout design, prototyping and production.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts and prototypes.
• Perform testing, validation and root cause analysis.
• Support Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Test (DfT) and Design for Assembly (DfA).
• Drive continuous improvements in reliability, manufacturability and cost.

Skills

Embedded systems

PCB architecture

RF electronics

Project management

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Multi-stream coordination

Hands-on mentality

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics

Job description

DeltaQuad in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to own the architecture, development and integration of electronic hardware for UAV platforms. You will work with Mechanical, Embedded Software, Systems Engineering and Production to translate requirements into reliable, manufacturable designs.

This role goes beyond hardware design, coordinating suppliers, driving design-for-manufacturing and ensuring ambitious projects stay on schedule and within specification.