Aerospace Senior Electrical Engineer — Systems Lead

Quartus Engineering; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Employee stock ownership plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k plan with company match

Job summary

Quartus Engineering is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for its Aerospace division in San Diego. You will lead development of electrical subsystems and embedded software for space and airborne applications, working with cross‑functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and new capabilities.

The role requires 6+ years of experience, strong circuit design skills, and the ability to lead projects and mentoring efforts within an interdisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of industry experience.
• Experience with high level design responsibility for complex electrical subsystems.
• Experience with Analog/Digital circuit design and simulation.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design.
• Experience developing C or C++ for microcontrollers and System‑on‑Chip (SoC).
• Proficiency the Git version control system.
• Demonstrated ability to work in and lead a technical team.
• Experience contributing to make/buy trade studies and collaborating with external vendors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for development of electrical and embedded systems.
• Collaborate with mechanical, optical, and software teams to develop and test fully integrated systems.
• Develop and own subsystems as direct contributors.
• Mentor junior engineers and support hiring efforts to grow capabilities.

Skills

Electrical design

Embedded C/C++

PCB design

Schematic capture

SoC design

Git

Team leadership

Proposals & sales support

FPGA (VHDL/Verilog)

System-level design

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

Quartus Engineering is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for its Aerospace division in San Diego. You will lead development of electrical subsystems and embedded software for space and airborne applications, working with cross‑functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and new capabilities.

The role requires 6+ years of experience, strong circuit design skills, and the ability to lead projects and mentoring efforts within an interdisciplinary environment.