Senior Electrical Engineer

Radiance Technologies, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Job summary

Radiance Technologies is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and qualify missile electronics and power architectures. You will own hardware across the full lifecycle from concept through flight test support, including onboard avionics, power distribution, and interconnects.

You will work hands‑on with high‑reliability PCBA design, MIL‑STD compliance, and lab/HWIL environments, requiring active DoD security clearance and pursuit of mission‑critical solutions.

Qualifications

• Education: B.S. (5+ years) or M.S. (3+ years) in Electrical/Computer Engineering with aerospace/high‑reliability electronics experience.
• Hands‑on experience integrating IMUs and sensor interfaces with flight computer systems.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using industry‑standard EDA tools (Altium, Cadence, Mentor).
• Experience with defense/industrial buses: MIL‑STD‑1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet/UDP, CAN, SPI, I2C.
• Knowledge of MIL‑STD‑461 EMI/EMC, MIL‑STD‑810 environmental testing, MIL‑STD‑704 aircraft/missile power.

Responsibilities

• Electrical Hardware & Avionics Design for rugged PCBAs with high reliability.
• Subsystem Integration & Interconnects: integrating GNC sensors and seeker's interfaces.
• Signal Integrity, EMI/EMC & qualification testing per standards.
• Lab Testing, HWIL and field support including test range campaigns.

Skills

Electrical design

IMU integration

PCB layout

MIL-STD EMI/EMC

Security clearance

FPGA/Verilog

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

Mentor Graphics / Siemens EDA

Job description

Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing employee‑owned company, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to play a key role in the design, development, integration, and qualification of missile electronics, power architectures, and electrical interconnect systems. In this position, you will be responsible for the hands‑on engineering of onboard avionics, power distribution, sensor/seeker interfaces, Control Actuation System (CAS) drive electronics, flight telemetry systems, and inertial sensor integration. You will own hardware across the full lifecycle—from concept design and schematic capture through circuit simulation, physical PCB layout, prototype bringing‑up, environmental testing, and flight test support.

Key Responsibilities

• Electrical Hardware & Avionics Design

  Design, analyze, and test high‑reliability, ruggedized printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) for onboard flight processing, signal conditioning, power conversion, and motor control.

  Develop power supply electronics and power conditioning circuits tailored for high‑strain missile environments (utilizing thermal batteries, linear/switching regulators, and protection networks).

  Design motor drive electronics and high‑current power stages for electromechanical actuators (CAS) and thrust vector control (TVC) systems.

• Subsystem Integration & Interconnects

  Integrate Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) sensors (Inertial Measurement Units, GPS, altimeters) and seeker payloads with flight computer interfaces.

  Design MIL‑spec cable harnesses and interconnect systems engineered to withstand extreme acceleration, vibration, shock, and thermal loads.

  Develop and maintain Electrical Interface Control Documents (ICDs), schematic diagrams, and system wiring topologies.

• Signal Integrity, EMI/EMC, & Qualification

  Implement Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), and shielding techniques per military standards.

  Perform circuit simulations, signal integrity (SI) analysis, and thermal‑electrical derating evaluations for critical avionics components.

  Support and execute environmental qualification testing of electronic assemblies under thermal vacuum (TVAC), vibration, pyroshock, and thermal shock conditions.

• Lab Testing, HWIL, & Field Support

  Design and build Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE), test fixtures, and breakout boxes for laboratory integration and Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop (HWIL) testing.

  Perform detailed troubleshooting, failure analysis, and root‑cause investigations on hardware anomalies during bench testing, HWIL runs, or field operations.

  Support remote test range campaigns for pre‑flight checkouts and post‑flight telemetry/data analysis.

Required Qualifications & Technical Stack

• Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of experience, or M.S. with 3+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or high‑reliability electronics design.

• IMU & Inertial Sensor Experience: Direct hands‑on experience integrating tactical or strategic‑grade IMUs (RLG, FOG, or high‑performance MEMS IMUs such as Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, or Analog Devices units). In‑depth understanding of IMU electrical interfaces, clocking/synchronization protocols, dynamic range constraints, and noise‑sensitivity characteristics.

• Circuit Design & Tools: Proven track record in schematic capture and PCB layout using industry‑standard EDA tools (Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or Mentor Graphics/Siemens EDA). Hands‑on experience with mixed‑signal, analog, high‑speed digital, and power conversion (DC‑DC) design.

• Bus Protocols & Interfaces: Experience implementing standard defense and industrial communication buses (MIL‑STD‑1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet/UDP, CAN bus, RS‑422/485, SPI, I2C).

• Military Standards & Test: Working knowledge of key military standards (MIL‑STD‑461 for EMI/EMC, MIL‑STD‑810 for environmental testing, and MIL‑STD‑704 for aircraft/missile power).

• Security Clearance: Must hold an active US DoD Secret security clearance with eligibility for Top Secret / SCI.

• Desired Qualifications: Experience designing drive electronics for brushless DC (BLDC) motors or actuators. Background in ordnance safety design or electronic fuzing (ESAD/ESAF) circuits per MIL‑STD‑1901A. Familiarity with RF interfaces, antennas, or telemetry transmitters. Basic FPGA development (VHDL/Verilog) or micro‑controller firmware integration experience.

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it!

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!!

Employee‑Ownership

Radiance is a proud employee‑owned company! Employee‑ownership benefits both our customers and workforce, and ensures that Radiance doesn’t have to answer to stockholders or be driven by quarterly earnings reports. Thus, Radiance will always prioritize enhancing our customer’s mission over expanding our bottom line. We are singularly focused on providing our customers with game‑changing solutions to their most challenging requirements. This is only possible because employee‑ownership attracts the highest quality employees, empowers them to identify capability enhancements, and provides them with the freedom to take risks to deliver high‑quality solutions. Employee‑ownership also provides tangible and long‑term financial security for our people and their families. Therefore, employee‑ownership embodies participation, empowerment, freedom, teaming, excellence, accountability, mission focus, and security. Our Culture

Our Culture

Radiance’s culture is driven by our commitment to our customers and our employee‑owners. Our employee‑owners thrive on entrepreneurship, empowerment, and mutual responsibility for growth and sustainability. Our culture consists of individuals who embody technical and leadership skills to deliver superior solutions to the nation’s toughest technical challenges. We believe building trust and credibility with our customers leads to long‑term results. We invest in a superior technical workforce where leaders are developed, innovation is encouraged, and achievements are recognized. We seek innovative ways to improve, experiment, take risks, foster collaboration, and empower our employee‑owners.

Our Values

Our values drive our culture, business model, and daily interactions. These values constantly remind us of who we are and what we do. Our employee‑owners influence how we operate our business. We relentlessly pursue operating excellence by innovating, improving our processes, and reducing waste. We believe in being wise and ethical stewards of capital and resources. Our values dictate how we interact with each other and our customers, partners, and suppliers. Honesty, trust, humanity, alignment, and value creation require that we treat our employees with dignity and respect and provide them with fair compensation and equal employment opportunity. We believe in connecting with our communities and have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens, and we believe in sustainable business practices, which include supporting the environment and the communities in which we work.