Senior Electrical Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial; Torrance (CA); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 117 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401K plan

Commuter benefits

Paid Sick Leave

Holiday pay

EAP program

Résumé du poste

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a Sr Electrical Engineer to lead complex electrical design and power electronics for next-generation electric aircraft and eVTOL projects. You will guide requirements, circuit design, EMI, and PBA development, while providing technical leadership across the program.

The role demands deep aerospace expertise, hands-on fault isolation, and the ability to drive designs from concept through PDR, integration, and testing, mentoring junior engineers along the way.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or power electronics or equivalent.
• 12+ years of circuit design, integration, and test experience in aerospace.
• Experience with electrical circuit design, schematic development, and PBA/PCB design.
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting and fault isolation capabilities.

Responsabilités

• Review and manage technical requirements using DOORS NG and IBM ELM.
• Design electrical systems, schematics, PBAs, filters, and high-power electronics.
• Perform power, filter, and circuit analysis; conduct simulations and trade studies.
• Develop EMI filters and support DO-160 lightning/environmental requirements.
• Generate PBA BOMs, support component selection, and layout integration.
• Lead, mentor, and collaborate across engineering disciplines; present PDRs.

Connaissances

Electrical circuit design

Schematic development

Power electronics

EMI/filter design

Troubleshooting

PBA/PCB design

DOORS NG / ELM

Circuit analysis

Modeling/simulation

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Electronics

Outils

DOORS NG

IBM ELM

Mentor Graphics DxDesigner

LTspice

MATLAB

Simulink

PSIM

Description du poste

Lead Advanced Electrical Design for the Future of Flight as a Sr Electrical Engineer!

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a highly experienced Sr Electrical Engineer to lead complex electrical design and power electronics efforts supporting next-generation electric aircraft and eVTOL technologies. This senior technical role will focus on requirements, circuit design, electrical analysis, EMI, PBA development, and technical leadership.

The ideal candidate brings deep aerospace electrical engineering expertise and can independently drive designs from requirements through analysis, PDR, integration, and testing.

What You'll Do

• Review and manage technical requirements using DOORS NG and IBM ELM .
• Design electrical systems, schematics, PBAs, filters, and high-power electronics.
• Perform:
• Power analysis
• Filter analysis
• Electrical circuit analysis
• Circuit simulation and trade studies
• Develop EMI filters and support DO-160 lightning/environmental requirements .
• Generate PBA Bills of Materials and support component selection.
• Troubleshoot circuit card test failures and perform fault isolation.
• Support layout design and electrical integration activities.
• Develop and present Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) .
• Document investigations, test results, and engineering findings.
• Mentor junior engineers in electrical analysis and design techniques.
• Lead technical projects while collaborating across engineering disciplines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or equivalent .
• Typically 12+ years of circuit design, integration, and test experience .
• Extensive experience with:
• Electrical circuit design and analysis
• Schematic development
• PBA/PCB design
• Power electronics
• EMI/filter design
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting and fault-isolation capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace electrical or power electronics experience.
• High-power inverter design experience.
• Requirements management experience with DOORS NG / ELM .
• Experience with tools such as:
• Mentor Graphics DxDesigner
• LTspice
• MATLAB
• Simulink
• PSIM
• Strong analog circuit design background.
• Experience with electronic component obsolescence and board-level redesign.
• Familiarity with aerospace standards such as DO-160, DO-254, and DO-178B .
• Experience developing technical white papers and documenting trade studies.
• Proven ability to mentor and technically lead engineering teams.

Why Join Us?

• Up to $85/hr for highly qualified candidates
• Opportunity to work on advanced electric aircraft and eVTOL technologies
• Principal-level technical responsibility and influence
• Work across requirements, analysis, design, integration, and testing
• Mentor and develop junior engineers
• Potential hybrid flexibility for the right candidate
• Opportunity to influence the next generation of aerospace electrical systems

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

Pay Details: $85.00 per hour

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• additional voluntary benefits
• EAP program
• commuter benefits
• 401K plan
• Paid Sick Leave
• any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law
• Holiday pay where applicable

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