Senior Electrical Engineer - Aerospace & High-Power

esaero; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

HSA

401(k)

Paid Holidays

Casual Dress

Job summary

ESAero in San Luis Obispo, CA, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to drive the research, design, and development of advanced electrical systems and components. You will contribute across the engineering lifecycle, from requirements through prototyping, testing, and final revisions, with hands-on wiring, harnessing, and microcontroller work.

Proficiency in Altium and a track record in motor and controller theory are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Hands-on capability with soldering, wiring, harnessing, connectors, and parts fabrication.
• Proficiency with Altium for schematic capture, layout, and documenting wire harness designs.
• Experience with electric motor and controller/inverter theory, design, and analysis.
• US Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in any/all stages of research & development for electrical systems and components, including requirements definition, design, prototype, test, troubleshooting, and revision.
• Perform analysis, simulation, and engineering trade studies to support design decisions.
• Design and conduct tests of electrical and hardware systems, collect data, and analyze results.
• Develop and perform electrical tests and test procedures to verify system functionality.
• Develop and debug microcontroller systems and circuits.
• Present results of your work with technical drawings, written reports, and oral presentations to customers and senior project management.

Skills

Soldering & wiring

Harnessing & connectors

Microcontroller hardware

Altium schematic/layout

Motor/controller theory

MS Office

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

SPI

Ethernet

CAN bus

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

ESAero in San Luis Obispo, CA, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to drive the research, design, and development of advanced electrical systems and components. You will contribute across the engineering lifecycle, from requirements through prototyping, testing, and final revisions, with hands-on wiring, harnessing, and microcontroller work.

Proficiency in Altium and a track record in motor and controller theory are essential.