Embedded Flight Control Hardware Engineer

Parra Consulting Group; Aberdeen, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Parra Consulting Group is seeking an Electrical Engineer focused on Embedded Systems and Flight Control Hardware to design and develop embedded electronics for unmanned and autonomous platforms at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Role spans circuit design, embedded computing, sensors and imaging systems to rapidly prototype integrated hardware capabilities.

You'll work across system architecture, schematic design, PCB development, firmware integration, board bring-up, and rigorous system testing

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing embedded electronic systems including schematic design and PCB development.
• Experience with microcontrollers/SoCs and embedded firmware in C/C++.
• Experience with flight control hardware, avionics, robotics, or real-time embedded systems.
• Proficient with SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet interfaces.
• Hands-on troubleshooting with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters.
• Ability to integrate sensors and peripherals into embedded platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering support from system architecture to board bring-up and testing.
• Integrate flight controllers, processors, sensors, cameras and communications hardware into platforms.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, autonomy and systems engineers.

Skills

Security clearance TS/SCI

Embedded systems design

Schematic design & PCB development

Firmware in C/C++

Sensor integration

Flight control hardware

Embedded interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, (

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

Parra Consulting Group is seeking an Electrical Engineer focused on Embedded Systems and Flight Control Hardware to design and develop embedded electronics for unmanned and autonomous platforms at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Role spans circuit design, embedded computing, sensors and imaging systems to rapidly prototype integrated hardware capabilities.

You'll work across system architecture, schematic design, PCB development, firmware integration, board bring-up, and rigorous system testing