Electrical Engineer – Stock Options & Flight-Grade PCBAs

Heaviside Industries, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

Vision & dental

401(k)

Job summary

Heaviside Industries in Los Angeles designs mission-grade PCB assemblies for navigation, sensors, power and RF systems used in precision munitions. The role demands hands-on PCB design, schematic capture and DFM-aware layouts for high-density products.

Five or more years in mission-critical hardware for aerospace, automotive, robotics or similar sectors are expected, with strong skills in analog/digital/power and EDA tools. Collaboration with firmware teams is essential for successful bring-up.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years designing PCBAs that shipped - flight, automotive, robotics or comparable mission-critical hardware.
• Expert with a modern EDA tool (Altium, Cadence Allegro, KiCad or equivalent).
• Strong fundamentals in analog, digital, power and high-speed design.
• Hands-on experience with board bring-up tools - oscilloscope, logic analyzer, network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, thermal camera.
• Comfortable reading firmware and partnering with FW/embedded engineers to debug.

Responsibilities

• Design, lay out and bring up mission-grade PCBAs - Navigation computers, sensor boards, power systems, RF front-end and seeker electronics.
• Own schematic capture, component selection and DFM-aware PCB layout for high-density mixed-signal designs.
• Drive power architecture: battery and ordnance-grade power, DC-DC conversion and thermal management.
• Design for signal integrity and EMI/EMC compliance from day one; partner with mechanical for grounding, shielding and connectors.
• Specify, integrate, and bring up sensors and modules - IMUs, GNSS, baro, mag, RF transceivers and motor drivers.
• Lead board bring-up side-by-side with firmware and embedded software.
• Run qualification and environmental testing: thermal, vibration, shock, EMI/EMC, HALT.
• Own component obsolescence, second-source strategy and BOM-manufacturing link.

Skills

PCB design

Analog, digital, power, high-speed

Firmware collaboration

DFM & layout

Schematic capture

Test equipment proficiency

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium

Cadence Allegro

KiCad

Job description

Heaviside Industries in Los Angeles designs mission-grade PCB assemblies for navigation, sensors, power and RF systems used in precision munitions. The role demands hands-on PCB design, schematic capture and DFM-aware layouts for high-density products.

Five or more years in mission-critical hardware for aerospace, automotive, robotics or similar sectors are expected, with strong skills in analog/digital/power and EDA tools. Collaboration with firmware teams is essential for successful bring-up.