Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensors)
$191,000–$253,000 year
On-siteCosta Mesa, California, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$191,000–$253,000 yearSenior LevelDefense TechnologyLarge
Full TimeSenior LevelLargeDefense Technology
Job Summary
Design, test, and validate proximity sensors for autonomous vehicles, managing full-cycle PCB design from requirements through layout, bring-up, and system integration. Develop system interconnect diagrams and wire harnesses while conducting peer-level design reviews and collaborating across air vehicle subsystems. Execute lab, ground, and flight tests for engine system components, perform root cause analysis for field operations, and survey vendors for sourcing. Requires 10+ years in complex board design, UAS experience, and active U.S. Secret clearance.
Required Qualifications
- BS/MS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- 10+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs
- Strong background in circuit design, including components, and mixed-signals design
- Experience with sensor design, build, test, and integration
- Design experience in UAS, power electronics, converter design, or powertrain
- Competence with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests
- Familiarity with standard interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc.
- Comfortable with a variety of electronic CAD tools (Altium preferred, Eagle and others acceptable)
- Experience in EMI testing
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Performed environmental testing in previous positions for military and/or commercial industry
- Previous experience designing and testing height of burst sensors for ordnance fuzing applications
- Previous experience designing and testing ordnance fuzing systems
- Experience in UAS, missiles, or maritime programs
- Experience with the DoD Weapons Safety Boards
- Experience designing and scaling production of components at volume
- Experience developing or testing complex electrical systems
- Experience with MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-2105
- Experience with JOTP-052 and JOTP-054
- Experience with explosive operations and/or handling munitions
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