Electrical Engineer

Butler America Aerospace L.L.C.; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical

Dental

Vision

Sick time

Job summary

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is seeking an Electrical Engineer in Orlando, FL with a strong background in aerospace hardware interconnects, schematics, and testing.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace/defense engineering and the ability to obtain a security clearance. You will work on end-to-end interconnect design, documentation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to ensure robust harness solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years of Electrical or Mechanical engineering experience in the aerospace or defense industry.
• Understanding of Aerospace Hardware System, including Electrical schematics, design, development, integration, and testing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Owns end-to-end interconnect design and documentation for complex subsystems/systems.
• Drives and enforces documentation/cable-marking standards across project teams.
• Mentors junior engineers on harness design, routing best practices, and tool usage.
• Collaborates across mechanical, firmware, systems, and test engineering to resolve signal-integrity and power-distribution issues.
• Performs risk assessments for cable failure modes, thermal overload, and ESD/EMI susceptibility.
• Manages revisions, configurations, and traceability throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/Electrical/Mechanical engineering

Tools

Zuken E3

ETAP

SKM

Job description

Electrical Engineer

Location:Orlando, FL

Job ID: #73503

Pay Range: $49-67

Basic Skills

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of Electrical or Mechanical engineering experience in the aerospace or defense industry
• Proven understanding of Aerospace Hardware System, including Electrical schematics, design, development, integration, and testing
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to obtain a security clearance

Core Technical Competencies

• Interconnect Documentation - Full-system cable tracing, interconnection matrices, schematic accuracy, traceability to requirements docs and configuration management
• Cable Marking & Identification - MIL-STD/IPC labeling standards, color-coding schemes, asset tag integration
• Technical Drawing & CAD - Experience with E-CAD tools, preferably Zuken E3; 3D wiring harness layouts; bill-of-materials (BOM) alignment; revision control and version management
• Power Budgeting & Management - Load flow calculations, efficiency optimization, thermal derating, redundancy strategies, safety/EMC compliance, power distribution schematics, energy analysis tools as applicable
• Custom I/O Cable Design - Connector selection and engineering (D-Sub, RJ45, fiber, HDMI, custom termination), cable assembly design, EMI/EMC shielding strategies, signal integrity modeling, prototyping, validation testing per IPC-WHMA-A-620 or similar

Expected Proficiency at 5-10 Years

• Owns end-to-end interconnect design and documentation for complex subsystems/systems
• Drives and enforces documentation/cable-marking standards across project teams
• Mentors junior engineers on harness design, routing best practices, and tool usage
• Collaborates across mechanical, firmware, systems, and test engineering to resolve signal-integrity and power-distribution issues
• Performs risk assessments for cable failure modes, thermal overload, and ESD/EMI susceptibility
• Manages revisions, configurations, and traceability throughout the product lifecycle

Frequently Used Standards & Toolsets

• MIL-STD-1513 (Interconnect diagrams), MIL-STD-461/464 (EMC)
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 (Cable and wire harness assembly requirements)
• Zuken E3, or equivalent
• Power system analysis tools (ETAP, SKM, or project-specific equivalents)

Benefits provided:

• 401K
• medical
• dental
• and vision
• sick time as applicable to state law

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices.

Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail].