Electrical Engineer for UAS

Description

Electrical Engineer for UAS

Job Description

**U.S. Citizens Only**
Due to federal requirements, this position is only open to U.S. citizens. Eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance is a requirement for all IS4S employees. Applicants must affirm U.S. citizenship in the cover letter of this application. Those without citizenship affirmation will not be considered.

Description:
The ideal candidate will be interested in working with all aspects of electronics design, development, testing, and productization. The candidate will support a small team of engineers in designing, developing, and testing electronic and sensor systems for small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) and payloads. The job will be a hybrid work position based in our office in Denver (Northglenn), CO.


Job Role(s):

• Design and develop embedded electronics for sensing, communication, and other UAS-related equipment.

• Generate detailed hardware specifications, schematics, and PCB layouts (2-8 layer) for hardware boards.

• Conduct feasibility studies, analysis, and simulation for new hardware designs, ensuring compliance with military standards and requirements.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including other electrical engineers, software engineers, mechanical engineers, and project managers, to deliver integrated solutions.

• Perform prototype testing, troubleshooting, and validation of UAS-related electronics systems

• Document designs, testing, and changes to keep configuration control and enhance team member understanding

• Maintain component and design libraries

Required Experience:

• Electrical Engineering B.S. degree (or closely related field)
• 3+ years of professional design experience
• Proficiency in relevant tools and software for schematic capture, PCB layout, and simulation (e.g., Altium, Cadence, SPICE).
• Fundamental understanding of electrical circuits

• Familiarity with military standards and specifications related to hardware design.

Desired Experience:

• Understanding of electronics thermal management

• Experience with RF, software-defined radios (SDR) and frameworks, such as GNU radio

• Coding skills with VHDL and C/C++

• Design and analysis experience using industry standard tools (COMSOL, ANSYS, Python, etc) and creating diagrams with Visio or similar tools.

• Experience designing, building, and testing all types of sUAS systems.

• Experience with GNSS receivers and other navigation systems/sensors preferred.

• Experience with NDAA requirements and hardware

**U.S. Citizens Only*
IS4S is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation or gender identity.