Electrical Engineer

Titan Dynamics Inc; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Titan Dynamics Inc in Torrance, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own the design, setup, and production of the electronics that fly on every Titan aircraft, including flight controllers, ESCs, RF links, and supporting avionics.

This hands-on role runs our SMT line in a clean room, taking boards from schematic to flight-ready hardware, with rapid iteration from CAD to combat-relevant aircraft in weeks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Strong PCB design skills and layout (Altium/KiCad).
• Direct familiarity with ArduPilot and PX4 flight controllers.
• Experience with drone electronics: ESCs, BECs, GPS/compass, telemetry, video.
• RF fundamentals and experience with ExpressLRS or similar.
• Hands-on SMT assembly, soldering, rework, and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and iterate on avionics hardware: flight controllers, ESCs, power distribution.
• Develop and integrate RF-based hardware including receivers/transmitters and video links.
• Set up and operate SMT assembly line in clean room, including stencil printing and reflow.
• Build test fixtures and QA procedures for in-house boards.
• Collaborate with flight test and software teams to validate hardware on ArduPilot-based aircraft.
• Troubleshoot electrical issues across wiring, EMI/RFI, and power delivery.
• Support NDAA compliance and defense-grade sourcing decisions.

Skills

PCB design experience

Flight controller hardware

RF fundamentals

SMT assembly hands-on

Soldering & debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

ExpressLRS

Job description

Founded in 2023, we build additively manufactured UAS and software for commercial and defense customers. Our field-tested fixed-wing, multirotor, and VTOL systems deliver combat-proven performance, rapid adaptability, and lower-cost scalability, powered by proprietary technology that can auto-generate UAS designs and enable deployable factories to produce thousands of aircraft wherever they are needed. We design, print, and fly at a pace traditional aerospace can't match.

THE ROLE

We're bringing avionics manufacturing in-house, and you'll be at the center of it. As our Electrical Engineer, you'll own the design, setup, and production of the electronics that fly on every Titan aircraft: flight controllers, ESCs, RF links, and supporting avionics. You'll also stand up and run our pick-and-place SMT line in our clean room, taking boards from schematic to assembled, tested, flight-ready hardware.

This is a hands‑on role at a small, fast-moving company. You'll see your boards go from CAD to combat-relevant aircraft in weeks, not years.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design, prototype, and iterate on avionics hardware: flight controllers, ESCs, power distribution, carrier boards, and sensor integration
• Develop and integrate RF-based hardware including receivers/transmitters, video links, and telemetry radios
• Set up, program, and operate our pick‑and‑place machines and SMT assembly line in our clean room, including stencil printing, reflow, inspection, and rework
• Build test fixtures and bring‑up/QA procedures for in‑house‑manufactured boards
• Work hand‑in‑hand with our flight test and software teams to validate hardware on ArduPilot-based aircraft
• Troubleshoot electrical issues across the full aircraft: wiring harnesses, EMI/RFI, power delivery, and connector selection
• Support NDAA compliance and component sourcing decisions for defense‑grade, blue‑listable hardware

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent hands‑on experience
• Strong PCB design skills (Altium, KiCad, or similar) from schematic capture through layout and DFM
• Direct familiarity with ArduPilot and/or PX4 flight controller hardware. You know what an FMU is, why IMU isolation matters, and what a well‑designed flight controller looks like
• Experience with drone electronics: ESCs, BECs, GPS/compass modules, telemetry radios, and video transmission systems
• RF fundamentals including antenna placement, link budgets, and experience with systems like ExpressLRS
• Experience with SMT assembly processes; hands‑on pick‑and‑place experience is a major plus
• Comfortable with soldering, rework, oscilloscopes, and general lab work
• Scrappy, self‑directed, and comfortable owning problems end‑to‑end in a startup environment

NICE TO HAVE

• You build or fly FPV drones or RC aircraft on your own time
• Firmware development experience (STM32, embedded C) for various microelectronics
• Experience with ISO 9001 QMS and/or other standards and practices to ensure production quality
• Familiarity with NDAA‑compliant / Blue UAS component ecosystems

DETAILS

• Location: Torrance, CA (on‑site; we build physical things)
• Due to the nature of our work with the U.S. Department of Defense, applicants must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizen or permanent resident)

If you want your hardware flying on not just our aircraft, but many others in the industry, we'd love to talk.