Senior Electrical Engineering Lead, Drone Hardware

Telemetry Today LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineering Manager, Drone. Lead the electrical design of drone platforms from power and avionics architecture through full aircraft integration, hire and grow the team, and work across functions to meet mission requirements.

You will own the electrical roadmap, guide DFx compliance, and ensure manufacturability, reliability, and field serviceability across the program lifecycle.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years in electrical hardware design and product shipping (drones/aircraft preferred).
• 7+ years leading electrical engineering teams.
• Hands-on hardware design with analog and power, and interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout proficiency.
• Experience with bench power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, network analyzers.
• PCB manufacturing, product delivery, testing, validation, troubleshooting.
• Track record of hiring and developing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team responsible for power distribution, avionics, sensor, and wiring/harness systems.
• Own electrical engineering roadmap for uncrewed aircraft and guide DFx compliant designs.
• Oversee PCB layout and design meeting DFx standards and constraints.
• Partner with autonomy, mechanical, avionics, software, and flight test leaders to meet mission requirements.
• Hire and mentor engineers and manage performance.
• Ensure designs are manufacturable, reliable, and serviceable.
• Collaborate with PCB/PCBA vendors and suppliers.

Skills

Hardware design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Analog design

Power electronics

Digital design

Interfaces: PCIe Ethernet DDR I2C SPI,

Leadership

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Network analyzers

Bench power supplies

Multimeters

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineering Manager, Drone. Lead the electrical design of drone platforms from power and avionics architecture through full aircraft integration, hire and grow the team, and work across functions to meet mission requirements.

You will own the electrical roadmap, guide DFx compliance, and ensure manufacturability, reliability, and field serviceability across the program lifecycle.