Electrical Engineer - Embedded Systems
Job description
The Opportunity:
As an Electrical Engineer, you'll provide hands-on engineering support from system architecture and component selection through schematic design, PCB development, firmware integration, board bring-up, and system testing. You'll work closely with software, mechanical, autonomy, and systems engineers to integrate flight controllers, processors, sensors, cameras, communications hardware, and other embedded components into complete platforms.
Responsibilities:
Design and develop embedded electronic systems supporting unmanned, autonomous, and other advanced platforms for critical national security missions. You'll work across circuit design, embedded computing, flight control hardware, sensors, and imaging systems to rapidly prototype and mature integrated hardware capabilities.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Typically has a University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 3-6 years of related work experience
Experience designing and developing embedded electronic systems, including schematic design, component selection, PCB development, and hardware bring-up.
Experience with microcontrollers, embedded processors, or SoCs and associated peripheral circuitry.
Experience developing or integrating flight control hardware, avionics, robotics, or other real-time embedded systems.
Working knowledge of embedded interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, or similar.
Experience developing, modifying, or debugging embedded firmware in C/C++ or similar languages.
Hands-on experience troubleshooting hardware and firmware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other laboratory equipment.
Ability to integrate sensors, communications devices, and other peripherals into embedded platforms.
Desired Qualifications
Experience developing hardware for UAS, robotics, autonomous systems, or aerospace platforms.
Experience with flight controllers, IMUs, GNSS receivers, ESCs, servos, motor control, or related avionics.
Experience integrating cameras, image sensors, video processing hardware, or electro-optical systems.
Familiarity with camera interfaces such as MIPI CSI, USB, Ethernet, or similar high-speed interfaces.
Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS environments, or bare-metal firmware development.
Familiarity with STM32, NXP, TI, Microchip, NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi Compute Module, or similar embedded platforms.
Experience with power distribution, battery-powered systems, DC/DC conversion, and power integrity.
Experience with PCB layout considerations for mixed-signal, high-speed digital, or compact embedded systems.
Familiarity with PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, ROS/ROS 2, or similar flight control and robotics ecosystems.
Experience rapidly prototyping and integrating custom embedded hardware into operational or test platforms.
Level Description:
◦ Seasoned technical individual contributor
◦ Works independently with limited supervision
◦ May manage projects / processes
◦ Coaches and reviews the work of lower level professionals
◦ Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex
◦ Influences others regarding system design, solutions, and procedures
Organizational Impact:
◦ Works to achieve operational targets with significant impact on departmental results. Works independently under limited supervision. May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
Innovation & Complexity:
◦ Responsible for developing technical solutions that may require collaboration with internal expertise and deep analysis of the technical system.
◦ Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of broader set of issues. Problems typically involve consideration of multiple issues, job areas or specialties. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues.
Communication & Influence:
◦ Communicates with parties within and outside of own job function. May have responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.)
◦ Works to influence parties within and outside of the job function at an operational level regarding policies, practices and procedures.
Leadership & Talent Management:
◦ Typically, responsible for running small technical teams to include providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. May lead projects at this level, requiring responsibility for the delegation of work and the review of others' work product.
Knowledge & Experience:
◦ Requires advanced understanding and ability to apply standards, principles, theories, and technical concepts obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have practical knowledge of project management.
◦ Typically has a University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of related work experience.
Financial Responsibility:
◦ N/A
Program Headcount:
◦ N/A