UAV Electronics Engineer II — Embedded, RF & Prototyping

AeroVironment, Inc.; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer II to design, analyze, and validate electronics for UAV systems. You will select components based on specs, reliability, and design parameters, and work with cross-functional teams on hardware and software integration.

The role covers simulation, PCB design with Altium, RF, embedded control, and power electronics, with travel up to 30% for flight tests. A BS in EE and 2–5 years experience are required.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field required or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• Experienced with Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience in RF, embedded control, or FPGA areas.
• Power electronics experience, incl. motors and lithium batteries.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems.
• Familiar with LVDS, I2C, HDMI, UART, SPI, CAN, USB.
• Strong fundamentals in engineering, math, physics.

Responsibilities

• Performs simulation and detailed design for digital and analog circuits.
• Drives system integration, assembly procedures, and test procedures.
• Documents designs with engineering drawings and descriptions.
• Troubleshoots complex systems from hardware and software perspectives.
• Designs, builds, and tests prototypes.
• Collaborates with avionics, embedded systems, and RF teams.
• Writes software to support sensor and processor integration.
• Designs circuit boards including architecture, schematics, layout, bring-up.

Skills

RF circuits

Embedded control

FPGA

Power electronics

Troubleshooting

LVDS I2C HDMI UART SPI CAN USB

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer II to design, analyze, and validate electronics for UAV systems. You will select components based on specs, reliability, and design parameters, and work with cross-functional teams on hardware and software integration.

The role covers simulation, PCB design with Altium, RF, embedded control, and power electronics, with travel up to 30% for flight tests. A BS in EE and 2–5 years experience are required.