Senior Electrical Design Engineer — Avionics & Power Systems

General Atomics; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 131,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Huntsville, AL to advance mixed-signal avionics hardware for aerospace applications. You will join the Aerospace Technologies team to design, prototype, test, and integrate flight computers, power systems, telemetry instrumentation, and harnessing for defense and space programs.

The role emphasizes independent problem solving, leadership in engineering projects, and collaboration with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor, Master, or PhD in engineering or related technical discipline with progressive experience.
• Experience designing analog and digital schematics for FPGA, MPSoC, microcontrollers and microprocessors.
• Familiarity with flight/test harness design, wiring harness development, and electrical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and prototype analog and digital electronics including high-power drives, power conditioning, pulsed power, batteries, and avionics hardware.
• Create electrical architectures, perform analyses, design schematics/PCBs, firmware, and test procedures; communicate results to teams.
• Lead projects, manage schedules, and represent GA-EMS as a technical contact when needed.
• Travel may be required and security clearance is obtainable.

Skills

FPGA design

MPSoC

Microcontrollers

PCB design

VHDL

Vivado

Signal integrity

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelor/Master/PhD)

Tools

Altium Schematic/PCB Design

SPICE

Xilinx Vivado

HyperLynx

ANSYS

Solidworks Electrical

Job description

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Huntsville, AL to advance mixed-signal avionics hardware for aerospace applications. You will join the Aerospace Technologies team to design, prototype, test, and integrate flight computers, power systems, telemetry instrumentation, and harnessing for defense and space programs.

The role emphasizes independent problem solving, leadership in engineering projects, and collaboration with cross-functional