Senior Avionics Electrical Engineer for Autonomous Systems

Chirp Robotics; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

CHIRP Robotics in Torrance, California is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the avionics for our autonomous systems. You will lead electrical design from architecture and component selection through board bring-up and production, collaborating with firmware, radar, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers.

You will define electrical architectures, schematics, and power distribution, review layouts, and guide high-speed interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of electrical hardware development including board bring-up and production.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB design tools; review multilayer layouts.
• Experience with Altium, KiCad and Cadence/Pspice.
• Design of processor-based electronics, analog interfaces, and DC/DC power supplies.
• Working knowledge of signal integrity, EMI/EMC, grounding and hardware protection.
• Strong lab debugging skills and firmware integration.

Responsibilities

• Define electrical architectures, interfaces, power budgets for embedded compute, sensing, and actuation.
• Design schematics and guide PCB layout for mixed-signal electronics and power distribution.
• Analyze signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, EMI/EMC; review layouts and resolve design risks.
• Lead board bring-up and characterize electrical performance using oscilloscopes and lab equipment.
• Integrate radar and sensor modules addressing power quality, timing, and interface integrity.
• Define and execute verification plans; troubleshoot failures; support EMC testing.
• Own design reviews, BOMs, lifecycle decisions, and manufacturing transfer.
• Mentor engineers and coordinate electrical decisions with firmware and mechanical packaging.

Skills

Electrical design

Board bring-up

Schematic capture

PCB layout review

Laboratory debugging

Power distribution

Signal integrity

EMI/EMC

Embedded firmware interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Cadence/Pspice

Job description

CHIRP Robotics in Torrance, California is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own the avionics for our autonomous systems. You will lead electrical design from architecture and component selection through board bring-up and production, collaborating with firmware, radar, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers.

You will define electrical architectures, schematics, and power distribution, review layouts, and guide high-speed interfaces.