Electronics Technician – Uncrewed Maritime Systems

Red Cat Holdings; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Bonus potential

Job summary

Red Cat Holdings is seeking an Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technician to support development, integration, testing, and operation of advanced uncrewed maritime systems aboard USVs and payload platforms.

You will build electrical assemblies from engineering drawings, troubleshoot systems in lab, dockside, and field environments, and collaborate with engineers to ensure reliable power, sensors, and communications aboard vessels.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of hands-on electrical/electronics experience.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, pinout tables, mechanical drawings, and technical documentation.
• Experience with wire harness fabrication, connector termination, crimping, and soldering.
• Comfortable using a digital multimeter and standard electrical/electronic test equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to systematically troubleshoot electrical and electronic systems.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to perform hands-on installation and integration work.
• Ability to work independently from engineering drawings and instructions while effectively communicating questions, discrepancies, and technical issues.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality workmanship.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, technicians, operators, and other team members in a fast-paced development environment.
• Ability to successfully complete required employment and program-related background screening.
• Must be eligible and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance if required by program or customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, install, modify, and troubleshoot electrical and electronic systems used on uncrewed surface vessels.
• Support the electrical and physical integration of mission payloads, sensors, communications equipment, and other customer- or program-specific systems onto USV platforms.
• Assist engineering teams with payload power, communications, cabling, mounting, installation, checkout, and functional testing.
• Build cable and wire harness assemblies from schematics, wiring diagrams, cable drawings, and engineering instructions.
• Perform wire preparation, crimping, soldering, connector termination, labeling, routing, and harness installation.
• Install and integrate electrical enclosures, sensors, actuators, power distribution equipment, communications equipment, navigation equipment, and other vessel electronics.
• Support integration of DC power systems, including batteries, circuit protection, power distribution, DC/DC converters, relays, contactors, and associated wiring.
• Assist engineers with prototype assembly, system integration, design changes, hardware modifications, and rapid development efforts.
• Perform electrical troubleshooting using multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, current probes, CAN/network diagnostic tools, and other test equipment.
• Diagnose wiring faults, power issues, communication problems, intermittent connections, sensor issues, and component failures.
• Support integration and troubleshooting of CAN bus, NMEA 2000, Ethernet, serial, and other vessel and payload communication interfaces.
• Perform continuity, insulation, voltage, current, and functional testing of electrical assemblies and installed systems.
• Support dockside, on-water, and field testing of USVs and integrated payloads.
• Document test results, discrepancies, repairs, modifications, and as-built configurations.
• Maintain organized wiring, labeling, workmanship, and configuration control throughout prototype and production builds.
• Provide feedback to engineering regarding manufacturability, serviceability, installation, and recurring hardware issues.
• Assist with maintaining laboratory equipment, tools, components, cables, and electrical inventory.
• Follow established safety practices when working around batteries, energized electrical systems, machinery, vessels, and marine environments.

Skills

Hands-on electrical work

Schematics reading

Troubleshooting

Cable harness fabrication

Test equipment familiarity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Digital multimeter

Oscilloscope

Soldering iron

Crimping tool

Job description

Red Cat Holdings is seeking an Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technician to support development, integration, testing, and operation of advanced uncrewed maritime systems aboard USVs and payload platforms.

You will build electrical assemblies from engineering drawings, troubleshoot systems in lab, dockside, and field environments, and collaborate with engineers to ensure reliable power, sensors, and communications aboard vessels.