Electrical Engineer I (R4192) (SD)

Dormont Manufacturing Co; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Benefits

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Job summary

Dormont Manufacturing Co in San Diego, California, seeks an entry-level Electrical Engineer to contribute to the X-BAT avionics project. This is a full-time role where you will oversee a design that is crucial to flight test milestones, mentored by experienced engineers.

The ideal candidate will possess an Electrical Engineering degree, have a solid grounding in technical fundamentals, and be ready to collaborate within a team-oriented environment. The package includes salary, bonus, and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent required.
• Strong technical fundamentals are essential.
• Experience in an engineering team or club is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Own a design impacting the X-BAT system and flight tests.
• Full lifecycle ownership from concept to manufacturing.
• Debugging and root cause resolution for systems.

Skills

Electrical design software (Altium, KiCAD)

Technical fundamentals

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for an entry level Electrical Engineer that is ready to help us bring X-BAT to first flight. You will own a project that ties directly to our critical path avionics development while receiving directly mentorship from Senior Electrical Engineers and other cross‑functional leads. Our team looks for engineers that value first principles engineering and extreme ownership.

What you’ll do:

• Own a design that directly impacts the X-BAT system and major flight test milestones. A senior engineer is assigned as a direct mentor to provide technical review and professional feedback.
• Full lifecycle ownership: concept, design, verification, integration, flight test, and manufacturing.
• Design efforts include circuit design for our embedded system with analog, digital, power conversion, high‑speed, FPGA, MCU, EMI/EMC, etc.
• System integration and verification.
• Environmental test, qualification, and automation.
• Debug, root cause analysis, and drive resolution.
• Systems must be designed for high‑reliability, radiation tolerance, aggressive temperature changes, and high magnitude vibration.

Required qualifications:

• Have a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong technical fundamentals.
• Have been part of an engineering team or club.
• Experience with electrical design software such as Altium, KiCAD, etc.

Benefits and Compensation

Full‑time regular employee offer package: pay within the range listed, bonus, benefits, and equity. Temporary employee offer package: pay within the range listed above plus a temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment). Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part‑time employees are not eligible for benefits.

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