Advanced Product Development & Integration Engineer - Electrical Systems

RED CAT HOLDINGS•Salt Lake City, UT

8d•Onsite

About The Position

SPiDRWORX is looking for a hands-on Electrical Engineer to join our Advanced Product Development & Integration team developing multi-domain unmanned systems (UxS) across air, ground, and maritime environments. The team rapidly evaluates emerging technologies, builds new capabilities, and transitions successful concepts toward fielded products for defense customers. In this role, you will design and integrate the electrical architecture that powers and connects our platforms, including power distribution, battery systems, wiring harnesses, interface boards, sensors, payloads, onboard compute, and datalink hardware. You will work closely with embedded, mechanical, RF/datalink, autonomy, test, and manufacturing engineers and will support bench and field testing across multiple vehicle domains. This role is a strong fit for an engineer who likes building hardware, solving difficult integration problems in the lab and field, and carrying designs from early concept through validated product.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
2+ years of experience designing or integrating electrical hardware, preferably for unmanned systems, robotics, aerospace, marine, automotive, or defense applications.
Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium, KiCad, or OrCAD.
Experience with wire-harness design, connector selection, and electrical interface definition.
Understanding of DC power systems, power electronics, batteries, grounding, and circuit protection.
Familiarity with common vehicle and embedded interfaces such as CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, RS-232/422/485, PWM, and DShot.
Comfort using oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, soldering/rework tools, and other electrical lab equipment.
Strong hands-on troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and technical communication skills.
U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (due to ITAR/EAR regulations).

Nice To Haves

Experience with multi-domain UxS, robotics, or other mobile platforms spanning air, ground, or maritime systems.
Experience with FPV or small UAS electrical hardware, including ESCs, brushless motors, video systems, and control links.
Experience with marine or ground-vehicle electrical systems, environmental sealing, waterproofing, and corrosion control.
Familiarity with RF/datalink integration, including radio power/interface requirements, antennas, and interference mitigation.
Experience with rapid prototyping methods such as 3D printing, quick-turn PCBs, and hand-built assemblies.
Experience transitioning hardware from prototype into production.
Python or similar scripting experience for test automation or data analysis.
Military or operational experience with unmanned systems, or hands-on experience building and operating FPV/UxS platforms.

Responsibilities

Research & Electrical Architecture: Evaluate emerging electrical components, power technologies, and partner hardware through bench testing and rapid prototyping. Support trade studies and architecture decisions based on performance, size, weight, power, cost, compliance, environmental requirements, and supply availability. Assess new product concepts and customer integration requests, define electrical interfaces, and identify technical risks early.
Electrical Design & Development: Design electrical systems for new and existing UxS platforms, including power distribution, battery integration, grounding, circuit protection, and power conversion. Create schematics and PCB layouts for power distribution, breakout, interface, and other vehicle electronics. Develop harness drawings and select connectors, wire, and protection methods suitable for vibration, moisture, saltwater, temperature extremes, and field use. Research and select electrical components such as motor controllers/ESCs, motors and actuators, batteries, regulators, and interface hardware with attention to NDAA compliance and supply availability.
Integration & Bring-Up: Integrate electrical interfaces for payloads, sensors, navigation systems, radios, onboard computers, and other mission equipment onto air, ground, and maritime platforms. Build, wire, and bring up prototype hardware; validate pinouts, power rails, signal integrity, and subsystem interfaces. Create and maintain electrical interface control documentation and work with embedded and RF/datalink engineers to resolve cross-functional integration issues.
Test & Troubleshooting: Support bench, flight, ground, and on-water testing, including test preparation, instrumentation, data collection, and post-test analysis. Troubleshoot electrical failures and perform root-cause analysis on vehicle and subsystem issues. Identify and resolve power-quality, grounding, noise, interference, and signal-integrity problems. Support EMI/EMC, environmental, and qualification testing as required.
Production Transition & Field Support: Maintain schematics, BOMs, harness drawings, interface documentation, and electrical test procedures. Provide design-for-manufacturing feedback and support the transition from prototype builds to repeatable production. Resolve electrical build and integration issues with internal production teams and contract manufacturers. Participate in design reviews, customer demonstrations, and field test events.