Aerospace Electrical Engineer

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is recruiting an Aerospace Electrical Engineer for a Chatsworth, CA site. The role focuses on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining electrical/software solutions for aerospace systems in a high-reliability environment.

The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet stringent safety, performance, and regulatory standards (AS9100) and support certification activities, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in electrical test development, preferably aerospace/embedded systems.
• Strong programming in C/C++, VHDL; PLC or embedded controllers a plus.
• Experience with LabVIEW and PCB layout using Altium.

Responsibilities

• Implement new products and testing equipment for aerospace systems.
• Improve existing testing procedures and equipment implementations.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, and project managers to define requirements and architecture.
• Perform unit, integration, and system-level verification tests.
• Support certification through documentation, ATPs, traceability, and audits.
• Troubleshoot and optimize electrical designs and software for reliability.
• Participate in design reviews, peer code reviews, and technical presentations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

C/C++ Programming

VHDL Programming

Embedded Systems

PCB Layout / Design

Soldering

Oscilloscopes / Meters

LabVIEW

Altium

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Altium

Oscilloscopes

Bench Testing

Job description

Aerospace Electrical Engineer

Chatsworth, CA

Full time – Direct Hire

Monday – Friday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm

$85k to $95k a year depending on experience.

A global aerospace and defense electronics company that designs and manufactures high-reliability cockpit panels, electronic assemblies, and printed circuit boards for mission-critical aerospace applications is seeking an experienced Aerospace Electrical Engineer to join their team in Chatsworth.

Summary: Seeking a highly skilled Aerospace Electrical Engineer to join our engineering team. This role focuses on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining electrical/software solutions for aerospace systems, ensuring they meet stringent safety, performance, and reliability standards. The ideal candidate will have strong electrical system expertise, a background in aerospace or embedded systems, and experience working within regulatory and quality frameworks such AS9100.

Responsibilities:

• Implement new products and testing equipment and procedures for aerospace systems.
• Improve existing testing and equipment implementation.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware engineers, and project managers to define requirements and electrical/software architecture.
• Perform rigorous unit testing, integration testing, and system-level verification.
• Support certification efforts through documentation, ATP’s, traceability, and compliance audits.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize existing electrical designs and software for performance and reliability.
• Participate in design reviews, peer code reviews, and technical presentations.
• And other duties as assigned based on company needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering,Science, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Electrical test development, preferably in aerospace or embedded systems.
• Strong proficiency C and C++ Programming, VHDL Programming, Ladder Logic, Technical Writing / Reports, Embedded Microprocessor,Embedded CPLD and FPGA, PLC Programming / Design, Motion Controllers / Sensors,Research / Development,Digital / Analog Design,PCB Layout and Design, Soldering, Oscilloscopes/Meters,Bench Testing.
• Creation of electrical/electronic designs based on product requirements and customer input for flight and simulator instrumentation for aircraft mainly
• Great problem-solving skills, with ability to find and apply technical solutions to designs and projects.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.
• Experience creating test programs using LabView in a working environment.
• Experience PCB layout and design using Altium
• Adaptation to new technologies and procedures
• Trouble shoot circuit assembly failures to component level
• Troubleshoot and repair of production assemblies and customer returns using bench power supplies, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes.