Senior Electrical Engineer — Aerospace Systems Architect

Neon Aerospace; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Full health benefits (health, vision,…

Job summary

Neon Aerospace in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks an experienced electrical hardware lead to design, integrate, and certify high‑reliability systems for aerospace products. You will own electrical subsystems end‑to‑end—from concept through validation to production release—across power electronics, embedded digital, and mixed‑signal hardware.

You will drive DFx decisions, guide EA/ECAD work with Altium/Cadence, collaborate with suppliers, and define test strategies including ICT and environmental

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing and shipping complex electronic hardware.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or related field; relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Strong proficiency with Altium (or comparable ECAD tools).
• Deep understanding of schematic capture, PCB layout practices, stack‑up definition, grounding strategy, EMI/EMC mitigation, and production‑level release documentation.
• Experience taking electronic assemblies into production and shipping hardware.
• Experience across multiple hardware domains, such as Power electronics and motor drives; Embedded digital and microcontroller‑based systems; Sensor interfacing and mixed‑signal design; CAN/RS-485/ARINC or similar.
• Experience working with suppliers/CMs to industrialize boards and resolve yield, test coverage, tolerance, and quality issues.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing test strategies (ICT, functional test development, fixture design, environmental qualification, SPC).
• Strong cross‑functional communication and collaboration skills.
• Engineers who ship—not just design.
• Strong first‑principles thinking paired with practical execution.
• Comfortable in lab and production environments with a bias toward action in fast‑moving hardware teams.
• Ability to balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture and end-to-end integration across complex, multi-domain programs.
• Own electrical subsystems from concept through validation to production release.
• Design and develop power electronics, embedded digital, and mixed-signal hardware.
• Drive DFx decisions early to ensure designs scale into manufacturing.
• Create robust schematics, guide PCB layout with signal integrity and EMI/EMC discipline, and produce production‑ready documentation.
• Architect and implement CAN and avionics bus physical layers for fault-tolerant, certifiable data communication.
• Partner with suppliers and contract manufacturers to support prototype builds, first‑article inspections, and production ramp.
• Define validation and test strategy, including ICT, boundary scan, functional test coverage, ESS, and production yield metrics.
• Support lab bring‑up and integration, troubleshoot issues, conduct root‑cause investigations, and iterate designs quickly.
• Perform electrical analysis (SPICE, power‑stage evaluation, SI, thermal interaction with mechanical systems, EMI mitigation).
• Participate in design reviews to ensure system‑level performance, safety, reliability, manufacturability, and cost targets.
• Hands‑on during board bring‑up, system integration, and hardware testing.

Skills

Altium ECAD

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Power electronics

Embedded digital

CAN/RS-485

EMI/EMC

DFM/DFT/DFC

Hardware bring-up

System architecture

Education

Electrical Engineering degree (BSc/MSc)

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Job description

Neon Aerospace in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks an experienced electrical hardware lead to design, integrate, and certify high‑reliability systems for aerospace products. You will own electrical subsystems end‑to‑end—from concept through validation to production release—across power electronics, embedded digital, and mixed‑signal hardware.

You will drive DFx decisions, guide EA/ECAD work with Altium/Cadence, collaborate with suppliers, and define test strategies including ICT and environmental