Electrical Engineer - Lead/Senior

Adsys Controls, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Adsys Controls, Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking an Experienced Electrical Engineer (Senior or Lead) to design and develop hardware for aerospace and defense systems, with emphasis on embedded electronics boards and new product architectures.

You will lead small to medium projects, collaborate across engineering teams, and ensure designs meet stringent requirements, tests, and deployment milestones. Strong communication, data analytics, and ability to work under aggressive deadlines are essential

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering with 5–10 years of relevant experience.
• End-to-end design from circuit design, schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, debug and qualification.
• Strong data analytics and systems troubleshooting ability.
• Experience with engineering workflows including requirements capture, analysis, flow-down, development, manufacturing, testing/verification.
• Creation and maintenance of engineering documentation for systems in development and through to production.
• Ability to handle aggressive deadlines with a results-driven approach.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication.
• US Citizenship or Permanent Resident.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware for complex electrical and optomechanical systems.
• Lead small to medium projects through development, testing and deployment.
• Design embedded electronics boards and architecture for new products.
• Troubleshoot electronics issues in existing products.
• Collaborate with the engineering team and external clients.
• Prepare documentation and ensure designs meet system requirements.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic capture

Board bring-up

Data analytics

Requirements analysis

Documentation

Communication

Autonomy

Team collaboration

US citizenship

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAN

Ethernet

RS232

RS485

CameraLink

HD-SDI

Agile Development

Job description

Job Description

Experienced Electrical Engineer (Senior or Lead) to design and develop hardware for a variety of complex electrical and optomechanical systems for aerospace and defense applications. Responsible for design of new embedded electronics boards for precision electromechanical systems, electronics architecture design for new products, and troubleshooting of electronics issues in existing products.

A successful employee in this role will work closely with the entire engineering team to develop electrical hardware that meets system requirements and design specifications. The selected candidate will also lead projects of small to medium size in which they will analyze complex issues, determine the best development and test methodologies, and contribute to all aspects of system development, test, and deployment.

Required Skills/Experience*

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field with 5-10 years relevant experience. Additionally, MS in same disciplines a plus
• Full design cycle responsibility from circuit design, schematic capture, layout, board bring-up, debug, and qualification. Also including all associated documentation
• Strong data analytics and systems troubleshooting ability
• Experience with engineering workflows including: requirements capture, analysis, flow-down, development, manufacturing, as well as testing/verification
• Creation and maintenance of engineering documentation for systems in development and through to production
• Ability to handle aggressive deadlines with agility utilizing a results driven approach
• Highly skilled in data analysis and effective reporting of problems, as well as solutions, through written and/or graphical formats
• Effective interaction with other team members as well as individuals in other disciplines and organizations
• Efficient presentation of information to all levels within the organization including peers and managers and also external clients, customers, and the general public
• Outstanding communication on all technical levels, both verbal and written
• Proficiency in working both autonomously and within a team environment
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Desired Skills/Experience

• Architecture of interconnects using common embedded communication protocols such as CAN, Ethernet, RS232, and RS485
• Schematic design of small embedded processing boards. Includes processor, memory, peripherals, and power supply stages
• Video electronics design using CameraLink, HD-SDI, and analog video interfaces
• Experience with Agile Development is a plus.
• Systems engineering experience and mindset is a strong plus.

Company Description

We provide products and services for electro-optical systems, directed energy, unmanned aerial systems, and test systems within military and commercial markets. We deliver solutions leveraging precision control systems, image processing, GN&C, electronics design, modeling & simulation and embedded real time software. From High Energy Laser weapons, to visual perception modules, to threat warning systems to aircraft autopilots, Adsys Controls provides state of the art solutions for sensing, controls and autonomy.