Graduate Electrical & Avionics Engineer – Flight Hardware

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a New Graduate Electrical & Avionics Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and testing of electrical systems for autonomous defense platforms.

You will collaborate with mechanical, software, systems, manufacturing and test engineers to rapidly build, troubleshoot, and validate reliable electrical systems, taking ownership in a fast‑paced environment. Summer 2027 graduates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Graduating by summer 2027.
• Foundational understanding of analog and digital electronics, circuit design, power systems and electrical interfaces.
• Experience with schematic capture or PCB design software such as Altium Designer, Cadence, KiCad or an equivalent tool.
• Hands‑on experience building, testing, debugging, or integrating electrical hardware.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering disciplines in a fast‑paced, hardware‑focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical and avionics systems for autonomous aircraft, missiles, propulsion systems, and related defense platforms.
• Support schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout, stack‑up design, and board bring‑up.
• Design circuits incorporating microcontrollers, high‑ and low‑speed communication buses, analog and digital interfaces, sensors, power distribution, EMI protection, and ESD protection.
• Develop flight avionics, guidance and control electronics, communications systems, power electronics, and supporting test hardware.
• Design and integrate vehicle wiring harnesses, connectors, sensors, actuators, and electrical interfaces.
• Build prototypes and conduct bench‑level, subsystem, and vehicle‑level testing using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, and other laboratory equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical hardware, identify root causes, and implement design or process improvements.
• Support hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing, environmental testing, system integration, and flight or field‑test activities.
• Develop and maintain schematics, drawings, bills of materials, test procedures, design documentation, and product specifications.
• Partner with mechanical, software, systems, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure electrical components integrate successfully into the overall vehicle.
• Work alongside manufacturing and quality teams to transition designs from prototype builds into reliable, repeatable production.
• Ensure designs meet applicable performance, reliability, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analog & digital electronics

PCB design

Schematic capture

Hardware testing

Embedded programming (C/C++, Python)

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Electrical, Computer or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence

KiCad

Job description

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a New Graduate Electrical & Avionics Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and testing of electrical systems for autonomous defense platforms.

You will collaborate with mechanical, software, systems, manufacturing and test engineers to rapidly build, troubleshoot, and validate reliable electrical systems, taking ownership in a fast‑paced environment. Summer 2027 graduates are welcome to apply.