Senior Electrical Engineer – Ground Systems & Power Architecture

V2X Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

V2X Inc, based in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer I to lead design, integration, and sustainment of ground-based electronic systems. You will own tasks from requirements through lab verification and production support, specifying COTS embedded hardware and power architectures.

The ideal candidate has strong ECAD skills with Altium Designer, hands-on lab experience, and proven ability to work independently within an Electrical Hardware Development Team in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional electrical engineering experience or 3+ years with a relevant Master’s degree (MSEE, MSCE, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience in system-level design implementation for electronic hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical design tasks from requirements through release for ground-based electronic assemblies.
• Specify, select, and integrate COTS embedded systems and industrial computers into larger architectures.
• Define and implement power trees for systems using both battery and shore power, including regulation, protection, and sequencing.
• Perform schematic capture, component selection, and design documentation using ECAD tools (e.g., Altium Designer).
• Collaborate with PCB layout engineers to ensure signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, creepage/clearance, and manufacturability requirements are met.
• Plan and execute board-level bring-up, including staged power-on, basic functional checks, and data collection.
• Use lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads) to verify performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Perform circuit modeling and analysis using SPICE tools and analytical tools such as MATLAB, Mathcad, and Excel.
• Support RCCA investigations for board-level and integration issues.
• Contribute to design reviews, test planning, and risk/issue tracking within cross-functional teams.
• Support production and sustainment activities, including troubleshooting manufacturing defects and contributing to design improvements.

Skills

Circuit design

ECAD tools

Power tree design

COTS embedded systems

SBCs/Industrial PCs

SPICE modeling

MATLAB/Mathcad/Excel

EMI/EMC knowledge

Lab testing

Requirements traceability

Communication & teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

5 years professional EE experience or 3+ years with relevant Master’s degree

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSpice

SIMPLIS

MATLAB

Job description

V2X Inc, based in Indianapolis, IN, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer I to lead design, integration, and sustainment of ground-based electronic systems. You will own tasks from requirements through lab verification and production support, specifying COTS embedded hardware and power architectures.

The ideal candidate has strong ECAD skills with Altium Designer, hands-on lab experience, and proven ability to work independently within an Electrical Hardware Development Team in a dynamic