Avionics Engineer – UAV Flight Systems, Equity + PTO

Swarmaero; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision, 401k

PTO and paid sick leave

Wellness stipend

Daily catered lunch

Parental leave

Impact on national security mission

Job summary

Swarm Aero is seeking an avionics engineer to own the electrical and electronic systems that make the aircraft fly: sensors, flight computers, radios, power, and harnesses. You’ll work with the embedded software team, but your focus is hardware—integrating, testing, and getting the components ready for flight.

This role is ideal for someone early in their career who has crossed the line between mechanical and electrical engineering, whether an ME who gravitated toward wiring or an EE who moved

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering
• 1–4 years hands-on experience with aircraft, UAVs, or comparable hardware
• Reading schematics, harness design, and 3D CAD; comfort with lab tools like oscilloscopes and soldering

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and test avionics subsystems (flight computers, GPS/INS, air data, datalinks, radios)
• Develop wiring harness designs, connector pinouts, power distribution
• Build bench test setups and hardware-in-the-loop rigs with software team
• Support ground, integration, and flight tests from preflight to post-flight data review
• Troubleshoot hardware issues across electrical, mechanical, and software boundaries
• Package avionics into airframe with attention to weight, thermal, and maintainability
• Define and execute qualification testing for EMI/EMC and environmental requirements
• Write documentation to enable others to build, test, and repair

Skills

Schematic reading

Harness design

3D CAD

Lab testing

Prototyping

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

BS in Electrical Engineering

BS in Aerospace Engineering

BS in Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Capital

E3.series

SolidWorks Electrical

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Swarm Aero is seeking an avionics engineer to own the electrical and electronic systems that make the aircraft fly: sensors, flight computers, radios, power, and harnesses. You’ll work with the embedded software team, but your focus is hardware—integrating, testing, and getting the components ready for flight.

This role is ideal for someone early in their career who has crossed the line between mechanical and electrical engineering, whether an ME who gravitated toward wiring or an EE who moved