UAV Electrical Engineer – Avionics, PCBs & Power Systems

WingXpand, LLC.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

WingXpand, LLC. is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead PCB development, electrical design, and scalable manufacturing for critical UAV components. You will design, refine, and validate electronic systems meeting aerospace standards, while collaborating across avionics, AI-driven autonomy, and flight hardware.

The role emphasizes delivering robust electrical solutions from prototype to production in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 3–8+ years of experience in electrical engineering, preferably in aerospace or robotics.
• Strong knowledge of embedded systems, microcontrollers, FPGAs, RF communication.
• Hands-on hardware debugging, signal integrity analysis, and system integration.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment and take ownership of UAS innovations.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with attention to reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Electrical system design for UAS avionics, power distribution, sensor interfaces, and embedded systems.
• Design and develop PCBs including high-speed digital, analog, power, and RF circuits.
• Collaborate with mechanical and software engineers to ensure manufacturability and reliability.
• Work hands-on with flight hardware, troubleshooting and iterating designs.
• Support full product lifecycle from prototyping to production, ensuring aerospace and military standards.
• Optimize power systems to improve flight endurance, efficiency, and safety.
• Evaluate and select components for high-performance, low-SWaP UAS with IPXX ruggedization.
• Support environmental testing (thermal, EMI/EMC, vibration) and system validation.
• Contribute to system-level architecture and seamless avionics/AI-driven integration.
• Participate in field testing and flight operations with test engineers and operators.

Skills

Embedded systems

Microcontrollers

FPGAs

RF communication

Hardware debugging

Signal integrity

System integration

Startup environment

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

SPICE

MATLAB

Job description

WingXpand, LLC. is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead PCB development, electrical design, and scalable manufacturing for critical UAV components. You will design, refine, and validate electronic systems meeting aerospace standards, while collaborating across avionics, AI-driven autonomy, and flight hardware.

The role emphasizes delivering robust electrical solutions from prototype to production in a fast-paced startup environment.