Lead, Avionics & Electrical Systems for Electric VTOL

Hireclout; Florida City (FL); On-site; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Retirement plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

Hireclout seeks an Avionics & Electrical Integration Lead for a two-seat electric VTOL program targeting LSA certification. You own the low-voltage power system, avionics, and harness design from rig build through ground and flight tests as an individual contributor.

You will interface directly with discipline leads, manage suppliers, integrate the flight control computer and sensors on rigs and the aircraft, with growth potential to lead a team as the program scales.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in avionics and electrical systems, with low-voltage power and harness design that has flown on a manned aircraft.
• Has built and operated a HIL or iron bird rig for a new aircraft or vehicle.
• Fluent in DO-160 qualification, EWIS design practice, and electromagnetic compatibility, and able to right-size that rigor to ASTM consensus standards on the LSA path.
• 3+ years on a small engineering team, such as at a startup, a UAS company, or a prototype group within a larger company, owning work beyond a single specialty.
• Has managed suppliers directly, from defining the work through accepting the hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own the low-voltage power architecture and distribution, and the requirements that define them.
• Select the flight deck avionics and low-voltage equipment, and manage their suppliers.
• Own the avionics and low-voltage harnesses, from design to fabrication and installation.
• Own electromagnetic compatibility, protecting the avionics and flight control electronics from high-voltage system interference.
• Build and operate the HIL and iron bird rigs, and plan their upgrade to flight hardware.
• Integrate the flight control computer, sensors, and avionics on the rigs and the aircraft, and isolate faults across the electrical and software boundary.
• Lead first power-on and ground test, including other system benches as needed.
• Own the flight test instrumentation and the ground control station hardware.

Skills

Avionics systems

Low-voltage power

Harness design

DO-160 qualification

EWIS design

EMC/EMI knowledge

Supplier management

Flight test instrumentation

Fly-by-wire systems

Small-team experience

Tools

HIL rigs

Iron bird

Flight control computer

GCS hardware

Job description

Hireclout seeks an Avionics & Electrical Integration Lead for a two-seat electric VTOL program targeting LSA certification. You own the low-voltage power system, avionics, and harness design from rig build through ground and flight tests as an individual contributor.

You will interface directly with discipline leads, manage suppliers, integrate the flight control computer and sensors on rigs and the aircraft, with growth potential to lead a team as the program scales.