ELECTRICAL ENGINEER I

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE:                                      ELECTRICAL ENGINEER I                              

DEPARTMENT:                              ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

REPORTS TO:  SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

CLASSIFICATION:                          EXEMPT

JOB SUMMARY

Under direct supervision, the Electrical Engineer will support the design of electrical systems for aircraft installations and work on a diverse set of Aerospace projects from rapid modification of aircraft.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Assist other Senior Engineers with electrical schematics and harness diagrams of UAV and the ground station.
• Provide support for COTS avionics interconnections to the baseline electrical systems.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating the custom avionics technical data packages.
• Responsible for the aircraft power budget (generation capacity vs power draw).
• Creation of manufacturing and integration technical data packages, such as schematics, bill of materials, and manufacturing instructions.
• Work alongside with other electrical engineers for requested changes to the baseline design.
• Review and plan requested feature additions or changes to the electrical system, including estimating schedule, budget, and tasking.
• Coordinate with team leads from Mechanical, Aerospace, and Software departments to reach a consensus
• Coordination with mechanical and electrical technicians for integration of harnesses and new payloads, within responsibility of TDP development and post-installation test verifications.
• Coordination with quality assurance for sign-off of design and work quality.
• Planning and execution of electrical systems tests toward FAA or DoD aircraft standards.
• Propose recommendations of electrical system changes within provided technical roadmap and strategy documents.
• Other duties as assigned and/or required.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or other field with relevant electrical engineering experience 
• 0-2 years of professional experience in software development for system level integration and testing
• Familiar with debugging PCBs, electrical systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering
• 1+ years’ experience with circuit board design, testing (unit level testing)
• 1-2 years of experience with electronic components, wire harnesses, and test instrumentation e.g. oscilloscopes, power supplies
• Experience working with robotic systems, UAVs
• Professional experience working with sensors, IMUs, optical
• Experience with firmware development.
• Familiarity with 3D CAD (SolidWorks or similar)
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, LabView and National Instruments Systems
• Experience with interface such as SPI, I2C, CAN, GPIB, and USB.
• Understanding design and functional requirement of hardware in varying environment such as vibration, atmospheric temperature changes.
• Self-drive with strong documentation, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously drive, and demanding environment.