Avionics & Electrical Lead for Advanced UAVs

The AIRO Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health Savings Account

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The AIRO Group is seeking an Avionics & Electrical Engineering Lead to architect and deploy mission-critical flight hardware for UAV platforms. You will guide end-to-end electrical architecture, rapid prototyping, and integration across embedded controllers, power systems, and sensors with cross-functional teams.

Lead a fast-growing engineering group in a high-velocity, agile setting, mentoring staff while delivering rugged, field-ready aerospace solutions.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years designing and troubleshooting embedded systems.
• Experience with ultra-low-noise avionics and high-integrity payloads.

Responsibilities

• Design & Lay Out PCBs and integrate UAS avionics.
• Prototype and iterate flight hardware from concept to deployment.
• Troubleshoot at hardware-software boundary with test equipment.
• Lead field tests and support live deployments.

Skills

Embedded systems design

Altium PCB layouts

High-speed digital & mixed-signal

EMI/EMC mitigation

Lab instrumentation

Flight hardware bring-up

C/C++ in embedded Linux

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Probes

Job description

The AIRO Group is seeking an Avionics & Electrical Engineering Lead to architect and deploy mission-critical flight hardware for UAV platforms. You will guide end-to-end electrical architecture, rapid prototyping, and integration across embedded controllers, power systems, and sensors with cross-functional teams.

Lead a fast-growing engineering group in a high-velocity, agile setting, mentoring staff while delivering rugged, field-ready aerospace solutions.