Senior Electrical Engineer - Airborne AR Hardware

Red 6; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

Red 6 is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to help build real-time hardware for a first-of-its-kind airborne augmented reality system. You will work on power architectures, FPGAs, high-speed interfaces, and embedded computer subsystems, delivering hardware from concept through flight.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years on complex aerospace hardware, end-to-end PCBA design, and hands-on lab experience with test equipment. Security clearance and US citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years developing complex electrical systems for aerospace/defense.
• Experience with airborne or mission-critical systems.
• End-to-end hardware design including PCBA, FPGAs, and high-speed interfaces.
• Experience with trade studies, design reviews, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support creation of next-gen real-time hardware for airborne AR system.
• Develop power, FPGA, high-speed bus, and embedded system designs.
• Test systems to verify performance, quality and reliability.
• Manage full lifecycle from requirements to prototype, qualification, and flight.

Skills

Power systems

FPGAs

Embedded computer systems

PCBA design

Altium

High-speed buses

Lab instrumentation

DFMEA

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Red 6 is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to help build real-time hardware for a first-of-its-kind airborne augmented reality system. You will work on power architectures, FPGAs, high-speed interfaces, and embedded computer subsystems, delivering hardware from concept through flight.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years on complex aerospace hardware, end-to-end PCBA design, and hands-on lab experience with test equipment. Security clearance and US citizenship are required.