Embedded Systems Engineer, Flight Control & Avionics

Strategic Sight Consulting, LLC; Aberdeen (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Sight Consulting LLC seeks an Electrical Engineer – Embedded Systems / Flight Control Hardware to design and develop embedded electronic systems for unmanned and autonomous platforms used in national security missions.

You will work across circuit design, embedded computing, flight control hardware, sensors, and imaging systems to rapidly prototype and mature integrated hardware capabilities.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
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• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 4 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing and developing embedded electronic systems, including schematic design, component selection, PCB development, and hardware bring‑up.
• Experience with microcontrollers, embedded processors, or SoCs and associated peripheral circuitry.
• Experience developing or integrating flight control hardware, avionics, robotics, or other real‑time embedded systems.
• Working knowledge of embedded interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, or similar.
• Experience developing, modifying, or debugging embedded firmware in C/C++ or similar languages.
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting hardware and firmware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other laboratory equipment.
• Ability to integrate sensors, communications devices, and other peripherals into embedded platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands‑on engineering from architecture to board bring‑up and testing.
• Integrate flight controllers, processors, sensors, cameras, and communications hardware into complete platforms.
• Support embedded hardware, sensors, and imaging systems for unmanned platforms.
• Rapidly prototype, integrate, test, and mature embedded hardware capabilities.

Skills

Embedded design

Flight control

Schematic design

PCB development

C/C++

Sensors/Imaging

System integration

Test equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

PCB layout tools

Job description

Strategic Sight Consulting LLC seeks an Electrical Engineer – Embedded Systems / Flight Control Hardware to design and develop embedded electronic systems for unmanned and autonomous platforms used in national security missions.

You will work across circuit design, embedded computing, flight control hardware, sensors, and imaging systems to rapidly prototype and mature integrated hardware capabilities.