Electronics Engineer - Autonomous UAV & Aircraft Hardware

Powerus; Rock Hill (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerus is hiring an Electronics Engineer to design, build, and validate electronic hardware for unmanned platforms. You will work across analog and digital circuits, from concept through bring-up, and prove designs on bench and in aircraft.

You will own component selection, contribute to board design, write qualification tests, and stay involved through manufacturing so the shipped product matches the reviewed design. On-site in Rock Hill, SC. US Person status required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong analog and digital circuit design fundamentals.
• Ability to bring designs from concept to working prototype.
• U.S. Person status required due to ITAR-controlled data.

Responsibilities

• Design analog and digital circuits for sensing, signal conditioning, power, and interface functions.
• Capture schematics and drive designs through review to release.
• Bring up new hardware, characterize performance, and debug to root cause.
• Select components meeting electrical requirements, lifecycle, availability, NDAA constraints.
• Build test fixtures and write procedures that make a design's performance measurable and repeatable.
• Characterize behavior across temperature, voltage, and load, and document the margins.
• Investigate noise, EMI, grounding, and interference on integrated hardware.
• Support integration with embedded software, mechanical packaging, and vehicle systems.
• Produce and maintain schematics, BOMs, test records, and revision-controlled documentation.
• Work with manufacturing and assembly partners on buildability and yield feedback.

Skills

Analog and digital circuit design

Schematic capture

Bench testing & debugging

Prototype bring-up

Component selection

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

KiCad

Job description

Powerus is hiring an Electronics Engineer to design, build, and validate electronic hardware for unmanned platforms. You will work across analog and digital circuits, from concept through bring-up, and prove designs on bench and in aircraft.

You will own component selection, contribute to board design, write qualification tests, and stay involved through manufacturing so the shipped product matches the reviewed design. On-site in Rock Hill, SC. US Person status required.