Electrical Engineering Lead, Drones & Propulsion Systems

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Slope is seeking an Electrical Engineering lead to guide a technical team from concept to flight delivery in defense technology. The successful candidate will oversee R&D/prototype designs for drones and rocket motor systems.

With a requirement of 10+ years of experience in embedded systems and proficiency in tools like Altium, this role requires a passion for rapid prototyping and working in extreme environments. A comprehensive benefits package supports employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex embedded systems and products.
• U.S. Person status is required to access export controlled data.

Responsibilities

• Lead a technical team through concept to flight delivery for R&D/prototype design.
• Guide the team through architecture trades, board design, implementation, troubleshooting, and validation.
• Work closely with other engineers to deliver fully functional products.
• Support new developments, active deployments, and customer operated hardware.

Skills

Lab-based prototyping / research and development experience

Designing and integrating mixed signal circuits

Proficiency with Altium or equivalent ECAD tools

Proficiency with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers

Experience working on products used in extreme environments

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Slope is seeking an Electrical Engineering lead to guide a technical team from concept to flight delivery in defense technology. The successful candidate will oversee R&D/prototype designs for drones and rocket motor systems.

With a requirement of 10+ years of experience in embedded systems and proficiency in tools like Altium, this role requires a passion for rapid prototyping and working in extreme environments. A comprehensive benefits package supports employee well-being.