Electrical Engineer * Embedded Systems / Flight Control Hardware

BTS Software Solutions; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BTS Software Solutions is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Embedded Systems / Flight Control Hardware to support intelligence missions at Aberdeen Proving Ground. You will design and develop embedded hardware, select components, and bring up systems for unmanned and autonomous platforms.

You will collaborate with software, mechanical, autonomy, and systems engineers to integrate flight controllers, processors, sensors, cameras, and communications hardware into complete platforms, ensuring robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience designing and developing embedded electronic systems, including schematic design, component selection, PCB development, and hardware bring‑up.
• Experience with microcontrollers, embedded processors, or SoCs and associated peripheral circuitry.
• Experience developing or integrating flight control hardware, avionics, robotics, or other real‑time embedded systems.
• Working knowledge of embedded interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, or similar.
• Experience developing, modifying, or debugging embedded firmware in C/C++ or similar languages.
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting hardware and firmware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other laboratory equipment.
• Ability to integrate sensors, communications devices, and other peripherals into embedded platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded electronic systems supporting unmanned, autonomous, and other advanced platforms for critical national security missions.
• Work across circuit design, embedded computing, flight control hardware, sensors, and imaging systems to prototype and mature capabilities.
• Integrate flight controllers, processors, sensors, cameras, communications hardware into complete platforms.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, autonomy, and systems engineers to deliver integrated hardware solutions.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Embedded systems design

Schematic design

PCB development

Firmware in C/C++

Flight control hardware

Embedded interfaces

Hardware bring‑up

Troubleshooting hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering/Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

PCB design tools

Job description

BTS is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Embedded Systems / Flight Control Hardware to provide intelligence support, supporting the Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) at Aberdeen Proving Ground

What You'll Get to Do

Design and develop embedded electronic systems supporting unmanned, autonomous, and other advanced platforms for critical national security missions. You'll work across circuit design, embedded computing, flight control hardware, sensors, and imaging systems to rapidly prototype and mature integrated hardware capabilities.

More About the Role

As an Electrical Engineer, you'll provide hands‑on engineering support from system architecture and component selection through schematic design, PCB development, firmware integration, board bring‑up, and system testing. You'll work closely with software, mechanical, autonomy, and systems engineers to integrate flight controllers, processors, sensors, cameras, communications hardware, and other embedded components into complete platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience designing and developing embedded electronic systems, including schematic design, component selection, PCB development, and hardware bring‑up.
• Experience with microcontrollers, embedded processors, or SoCs and associated peripheral circuitry.
• Experience developing or integrating flight control hardware, avionics, robotics, or other real‑time embedded systems.
• Working knowledge of embedded interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, or similar.
• Experience developing, modifying, or debugging embedded firmware in C/C++ or similar languages.
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting hardware and firmware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other laboratory equipment.
• Ability to integrate sensors, communications devices, and other peripherals into embedded platforms.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience developing hardware for UAS, robotics, autonomous systems, or aerospace platforms.
• Experience with flight controllers, IMUs, GNSS receivers, ESCs, servos, motor control, or related avionics.
• Experience integrating cameras, image sensors, video processing hardware, or electro‑optical systems.
• Familiarity with camera interfaces such as MIPI CSI, USB, Ethernet, or similar high‑speed interfaces.
• Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS environments, or bare‑metal firmware development.
• Familiarity with STM32, NXP, TI, Microchip, NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi Compute Module, or similar embedded platforms.
• Experience with power distribution, battery‑powered systems, DC/DC conversion, and power integrity.
• Experience with PCB layout considerations for mixed‑signal, high‑speed digital, or compact embedded systems.
• Familiarity with PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, ROS/ROS 2, or similar flight control and robotics ecosystems.
• Experience rapidly prototyping and integrating custom embedded hardware into operational or test platforms.

Company Overview

BTS Software Solutions is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business who are community-focused innovators who transform ideas into technology to serve people. We recognize that innovation is only valuable when applied towards a needed solution. Technology has no value without the hard work to turn ideas into reality. Our roots are in helping save Soldiers' lives through technology. We bring that ethos to serving our community. We create solutions that touch people's lives - products to communicate, to connect companies with customers, to stay informed, to save lives, and to enhance lives.

We have a small company persona with a large company ethos and capabilities; we create elegant solutions for complex problems that will enrich people's lives. We offer one of the best benefits packages in the industry: Competitive health benefits package, PTO, 401K matching and vested from day one to name just a few of our benefits and perks.

BTS Software Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.