Senior Electrical Engineering Lead Drone Systems

Speedrun Talent Network; Sunnyvale (CA); Vor Ort; USD 210.000 - 290.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Applied Intuition is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineering Manager, Drone to lead the electrical design of drone platforms from power and avionics architecture through full aircraft integration. You will hire and develop a team, work hands-on across the product lifecycle, from concept to flight test and production, and collaborate with cross-functional leaders to meet mission requirements.

You will guide schematics, PCB layout, wire harness design, and validation activities while ensuring

Qualifikationen

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years designing electrical hardware and shipping products, ideally for drones/aircraft
• 7+ years leading electrical engineering teams
• Hands-on hardware design with analog/power, digital design, and interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN)
• Schematic capture and PCB layout proficiency
• Experience with lab tools (bench power, oscilloscopes, analyzers)
• PCB manufacturing understanding and product delivery
• Hiring, developing, retaining engineering talent

Aufgaben

• Build and lead a team of electrical engineers for power distribution, avionics, sensors, and wiring/harness systems of drone platforms
• Guide design of electrical schematics with SoCs/MCUs, power electronics, memory, and interfaces
• Oversee PCB layout ensuring DFx compliance and alignment with performance, cost, mechanical, thermal, reliability
• Design wire harnesses, cable routing, electrical distribution for assembly and serviceability
• Own design, analysis, and validation from components to full aircraft testing
• Champion manufacturability, repairability, field serviceability, and engage with PCB/PCBA vendors
• Hire, mentor, and grow electrical engineers and manage performance
• Partner with autonomy, mechanical, avionics, software, and flight test leaders to meet mission requirements

Kenntnisse

Electrical design leadership

Power electronics

Schematic capture

PCB layout

DFx standards

Hardware test & validation

Team mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

BS/MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters)

Jobbeschreibung

Applied Intuition is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineering Manager, Drone to lead the electrical design of drone platforms from power and avionics architecture through full aircraft integration. You will hire and develop a team, work hands-on across the product lifecycle, from concept to flight test and production, and collaborate with cross-functional leaders to meet mission requirements.

You will guide schematics, PCB layout, wire harness design, and validation activities while ensuring