Lead RF Electrical Engineer - SDR & UAS Detection

Roboticsconnected; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer in Leesburg, VA to lead RF sensing systems for UAS detection. You will design circuits and PCBs, select components, and guide hardware integration from bring-up to testing.

The role requires deep experience in RF, SDR, FPGA-based subsystems and embedded control, with strong collaboration across RF, DSP, and software teams. ITAR compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with electrical circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, and hardware integration.
• Experience with RF systems, embedded control, FPGA-based systems, or related subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical design and development of RF sensing and UAS detection systems.
• Develop system architectures, electrical interfaces, schematics, and PCB layouts.
• Select components based on performance, availability, reliability, and environmental requirements.
• Support PCB layout, design reviews, prototype fabrication, board bring-up, integration, and verification.
• Design and analyze power distribution, embedded control, RF interfaces, and related subsystems.
• Use SDR platforms for RF signal acquisition, experimentation, characterization, and validation.
• Troubleshoot complex electronic, RF, embedded, and integrated systems.
• Support hardware and software integration, laboratory testing, and field testing activities.
• Document designs through drawings, schematics, PCB files, test procedures, and descriptions.
• Assess root causes of issues and contribute to reliability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with RF, FPGA, DSP, and software teams.

Skills

Electrical circuit design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

RF systems

FPGA-based systems

Embedded control

SDR platforms

Hardware integration

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Altium Designer

RF test equipment

Job description

AeroVironment seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer in Leesburg, VA to lead RF sensing systems for UAS detection. You will design circuits and PCBs, select components, and guide hardware integration from bring-up to testing.

The role requires deep experience in RF, SDR, FPGA-based subsystems and embedded control, with strong collaboration across RF, DSP, and software teams. ITAR compliance is essential.