Senior Electrical Design Engineer

ZipRecruiter; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in drone technology is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead electrical development on innovative projects. This role involves designing electronics for drones, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring successful integration of complex systems. Candidates should have extensive experience in electronics development, particularly in wireless communications, and a passion for creating cutting-edge technology.

Benefits

401K

Healthcare

Catered lunches

Generous equity

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in electronics development focused on wireless communications.
• Expertise in designing miniaturized products with multiple radio systems.
• Knowledge of FCC, CE, and RF certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Architect electronics for drones and ground control stations.
• Lead design of key PCBAs from concept to production.
• Collaborate with teams to create integrated designs.

Skills

Electronics development

RF front-end design

Debugging skills

Circuit design and analysis

Schematic capture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Job Description

Vantage develops next generation micro drones that impact security, inspect critical infrastructure, and save lives. We are looking to hire a seasoned engineer to lead electrical development on multiple key programs. You should relish working in a fast paced environment on exceptionally challenging projects. You will work with ME, SW/FW engineers, verification teams, factory test teams, and program managers to deliver products that advance state of the art. You will define, architect, implement, and validate electrical designs that ship to customers including first responders, government agencies, and major power companies.

Requirements

• Architect electronics used in our gimbals, drones, and ground control stations
• Lead design of key PCBAs from concept through production
• Identify new components and technologies to advance state of the art
• Design PCBAs, perform trade off studies, circuit design and analysis, design reviews, schematic capture, component selection, circuit board stack-up design, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, and write documentation
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, test, compliance/regulatory teams to create successful integrated designs
• Control and coordinate activities with external SMT houses and final production processes for electronic products, including RF products
• Ensure power & signal integrity of image sensor and display interfaces
• Support integration of complex computing modules into drones and ground control station
• Design and execute electrical validation test plans
• Support EMC, functional safety, and worst case circuit analysis tasks
• Support DFM effort with internal and external partners
• Collaborate with control manufacturer to transition designs to high volume production
• Root cause analysis of failed PCBAs from production and RMAs

Skills and Qualifications

• Track record of achieving the impossible very quickly
• Passion for making seriously awesome flying robots
• 7+ years of electronics development experience, focused on complex wireless communications products from concept to production
• Design and optimization of RF front-ends, including LNAs, PAs, filters, and matching networks
• Expertise at designing highly miniaturized product with multiple radio systems closely packed
• Experience designing, selecting, and integrating antennas into constrained platforms with minimal interference
• Hands on expertise in ecad tool like Altium for PCBs – schematic capture, Layout and gerber out
• Excellent debugging skills, usage of oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers etc.
• Knowledge of FCC, CE, and other RF certification processes for compact, complex electromechanical products
• Experience with low EMI design and shielding/mitigation techniques
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Familiarity with motor and actuator control systems is a plus

Benefits

You can expect a salary range of 180,000 - 210,000 balanced with generous equity, a satisfying and fast-paced work environment, a team you will learn from on a daily basis, and a product you will be proud to be involved with. Benefits include 401K, healthcare, catered lunches, and the chance to fly every day.