Senior Aerospace PCB Design Engineer (Avionics)

Redwire; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

HSA and FSA Options

Critical Care Plan

ESPP

Job summary

Redwire is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer, PCB Design to design, develop, and integrate embedded electrical systems for uncrewed aircraft platforms. You will architect flight-critical circuits, power systems, avionics interfaces, and ensure rugged, reliable operation in demanding aerospace environments.

The role covers PCB layout and schematic capture using Altium, signal integrity, impedance control, thermal management, and cross‑functional collaboration with GNC, Software, Mechanical and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• 4–7 years of PCB design experience for aerospace/defense/UAS applications.
• Strong knowledge of high‑speed digital design, power distribution, and mixed‑signal PCB layouts.
• Experience with design rule checks (DRC) and signal integrity analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop multi‑layer PCBs for avionics, power regulation, and sensor interfaces.
• Perform schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium, ensuring aerospace compliance.
• Optimize signal integrity, impedance control, and thermal management in PCB designs.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to translate system requirements into PCB implementations.
• Support DFM/DFT reviews and coordinate with manufacturing for board builds.
• Conduct design reviews focus on PCB aspects (CoDR/PDR/CDR).
• Assist in prototype bring‑up and troubleshooting at the board level.
• Integrate sensors, radios, autopilots, datalinks, GPS modules, and embedded compute platforms.

Skills

PCB design

Altium

High-speed digital

Power integrity

Schematic capture

Signal integrity

Thermal management

UAS/aerospace electronics

Oscilloscopes/DFT tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering

Master’s degree (plus)

Tools

Altium Designer

IPC standards knowledge

Job description

Redwire is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer, PCB Design to design, develop, and integrate embedded electrical systems for uncrewed aircraft platforms. You will architect flight-critical circuits, power systems, avionics interfaces, and ensure rugged, reliable operation in demanding aerospace environments.

The role covers PCB layout and schematic capture using Altium, signal integrity, impedance control, thermal management, and cross‑functional collaboration with GNC, Software, Mechanical and