Embedded Flight Control & Systems Engineer

Darkblade Systems; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company matching

Dental insurance

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account option

Flexible Spending

Vision insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Job summary

CIS Secure seeks an Electrical Engineer – Embedded Systems / Flight Control Hardware to join the REACT program at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. You will design and develop embedded systems for unmanned and autonomous platforms, spanning circuit design, embedded computing, sensors, and imaging, contributing to rapid prototyping and mission-critical hardware.

Responsibilities include hands-on lifecycle support, integrating flight controllers and sensors, and maturing embedded hardware for

Qualifications

• Designing and developing embedded electronic systems including PCB bring-up.
• Experience with microcontrollers, processors, or SoCs and peripheral circuitry.
• Experience with flight control hardware, avionics, or real‑time embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering support across the system development lifecycle.
• Integrate flight controllers, processors, sensors, cameras, communications hardware into platforms.
• Prototype, integrate, troubleshoot, and mature embedded electronic systems for operation and test.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++ programming

Flight control hardware

Sensor integration

Real-time embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

PCB bring-up

Schematic design

Job description

CIS Secure seeks an Electrical Engineer – Embedded Systems / Flight Control Hardware to join the REACT program at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. You will design and develop embedded systems for unmanned and autonomous platforms, spanning circuit design, embedded computing, sensors, and imaging, contributing to rapid prototyping and mission-critical hardware.

Responsibilities include hands-on lifecycle support, integrating flight controllers and sensors, and maturing embedded hardware for