Senior Electrical Engineer - Flight & Ground Systems Design

Protingent; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for a direct-hire role in Washington, DC. You will design, analyze, fabricate, test, and integrate electrical systems for ground support equipment and flight hardware, spanning analog and digital circuitry and instrumentation functions for thermal and electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities cover the full power system lifecycle, including battery technology selection, system sizing, packaging, and multi-chemistry testing in varied mission

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in the design, analysis, fabrication, testing, and integration of electrical systems for ground support and flight systems.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and testing analog and digital circuitry for thermal, electromechanical, control, and instrumentation systems.
• Strong understanding of power system sizing, packaging, and testing of batteries across various chemistries, including radiation, grounding, shielding, EMC, and thermal effects.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, fabricate, test, and integrate electrical systems for ground support equipment and flight hardware.
• Develop analog and digital circuitry for measurement, control, and instrumentation for thermal and electromechanical systems.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of power systems, including battery technology selection, sizing, packaging, and testing across multiple chemistries and mission environments.

Skills

Electrical design

System integration

Test & validation

Regulatory compliance

Tools

OrCAD

PSpice

ELECTRO

MAGNETO

Job description

Protingent is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for a direct-hire role in Washington, DC. You will design, analyze, fabricate, test, and integrate electrical systems for ground support equipment and flight hardware, spanning analog and digital circuitry and instrumentation functions for thermal and electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities cover the full power system lifecycle, including battery technology selection, system sizing, packaging, and multi-chemistry testing in varied mission