Senior PCB Design Engineer — Avionics for Flight-Critical UAS

Edge Autonomy; California; Presencial; USD 132.000 - 163.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Group Short-Term & Long-Term DIS

HSA and FSA Options

Critical Care Plan

Accident Care Plan

Employee Stock Purchasing Program (ESP

Descripción de la vacante

Redwire Defense Tech seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer, PCB Design to architect, validate, and integrate flight-critical circuits for uncrewed aircraft platforms. You will lead PCB layout, sensor interfaces, power regulation, and embedded electronics for rugged aerospace environments, coordinating with mechanical, software, and GNC teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, prototype bring-up, design reviews, and flight-test support, with a focus on signal integrity, thermal management, and

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field required.
• 4-7 years of PCB design experience (Altium preferred) for aerospace, defense or UAS applications.
• Strong knowledge of high-speed digital design, power distribution, and mixed-signal PCB layouts.
• Familiarity with IPC standards, controlled impedance routing, and stack-up design.
• Experience with design rule checks (DRC) and signal integrity analysis tools.
• Demonstrated ownership of subsystem-level development (architecture → test → integration → release).
• Experience supporting flight test, field troubleshooting, or operational unmanned systems.
• High-speed routing, differential pairs, controlled impedance.
• Thermal and mechanical considerations for ruggedized boards.
• Understanding of power integrity and decoupling strategies.
• Ability to interpret system schematics and translate into PCB layouts.
• Understanding of UAS electrical architectures, autopilot interfaces, and avionics integration.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and environmental test setups.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex electrical issues.
• Excellent cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable balancing multiple priorities.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop multi-layer PCBs for avionics, power regulation, and sensor interfaces.
• Perform schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium (or equivalent), ensuring compliance with aerospace standards.
• Optimize signal integrity, impedance control, and thermal management in PCB designs.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers to translate system requirements into PCB-level implementations.
• Support DFM/DFT reviews and coordinate with manufacturing for board builds.
• Conduct design reviews (CoDR, PDR, CDR) focused on PCB aspects.
• Assist in prototype bring-up and troubleshooting at the board level.
• Own subsystem requirements, architecture, component selection, schematic creation, and design documentation.
• Develop and review PCB designs, ensuring manufacturability, signal integrity, and environmental robustness.
• Integrate sensors, radios, autopilots, datalinks, GPS modules, payload interfaces, and embedded computer platforms (e.g., Jetson, STM32, PIC, etc.).
• Support environmental, vibration, thermal, and electrical testing, including benchtop validation, HIL/SIL testing, and flight test preparation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across GNC, Software, Mechanical, Autonomy, Production, and Test teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Participate in design reviews (CoDR, PDR, CDR), risk assessments, and reliability evaluations.
• Diagnose and resolve complex field issues related to avionics, power, sensors, and embedded electronics.

Conocimientos

PCB design

Altium

Schematic capture

High-speed digital design

Power integrity

Thermal management

Signal integrity

Cross-functional collaboration

Aerospace/UAS experience

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering (preferred)

Herramientas

Altium Designer

Descripción del empleo

Redwire Defense Tech seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer, PCB Design to architect, validate, and integrate flight-critical circuits for uncrewed aircraft platforms. You will lead PCB layout, sensor interfaces, power regulation, and embedded electronics for rugged aerospace environments, coordinating with mechanical, software, and GNC teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, prototype bring-up, design reviews, and flight-test support, with a focus on signal integrity, thermal management, and