Electrical Engineer

Arete Associates•Healdsburg, CA

17h•$100,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Areté, we are at the forefront of utilizing innovative solutions, with great minds from all backgrounds, to help solve the nation’s most complex security challenges. We strive for an inclusive, collaborative team environment that approaches differences as opportunities for innovation and excellence. As an employee-owned company, we empower our team members with meaningful career development opportunities and a strong sense of ownership in our shared success. Discover your future with us! Our Stabilized Vision Technology team is seeking a motivated Electrical Engineer to support the development, integration, and delivery of advanced electromechanical systems, with an emphasis on high-performance motion control, precision mechanisms, sensors, embedded electronics, and complex system integration. The ideal candidate has experience leading or coordinating technical work focused on electrical engineering while spanning multiple engineering disciplines and driving projects from concept through integration, verification, and delivery. This role requires strong technical judgment, hands-on problem-solving ability, and the ability to work effectively with electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, systems, manufacturing, and program management teams. The successful candidate will be comfortable translating system requirements into executable engineering plans, managing project schedules, identifying and tracking technical risks, coordinating design trade studies, supporting integration and testing, and ensuring that project objectives are met. The ideal candidate enjoys hands-on work, thrives in a multidisciplinary environment, approaches complex challenges collaboratively, and is passionate about electronic and electro-optical system design. This full-time, exempt, non-supervisory position is based in our Healdsburg, CA office. This role requires a passion for solving challenging technical problems in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
Strong understanding of the engineering development process, from requirements definition through design, integration, testing, and delivery
Ability to lead or coordinate technical execution across electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, systems, and manufacturing disciplines
Experience reviewing technical designs, test results, failure investigations, and corrective actions
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate technical status, risks, and trade-offs
Selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
U.S. citizenship is required to meet position eligibility.
Successful passage of a criminal background screen is required to meet position eligibility.
Successful passage of a Department of Transportation (DOT) drug test is required to meet position eligibility.

Nice To Haves

Experience with precision motion assemblies, servo tuning, electromechanical system modeling, system-level debugging, and related high-performance applications
Familiarity with motors, actuators, encoders, feedback sensors, motor drives, control loops, embedded controllers, and system-level troubleshooting
Hands on experience deploying and testing systems in real-world field environments
Experience participating in customer technical reviews, design reviews, or formal program meetings
Active DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

Lead or coordinate engineering activities for complex electromechanical systems, with an emphasis on precision motion control and system integration
Work with cross-functional teams to define requirements, interfaces, test approaches, and technical execution plans
Support design trade studies involving motors, actuators, encoders, sensors, servo control loops, motor drives, power electronics, embedded controllers, and mechanical dynamics
Coordinate prototype development, system integration, troubleshooting, verification, and qualification testing
Identify technical risks, develop mitigation plans, and clearly communicate status to engineering and program leadership
Review designs, test data, failure investigations, and corrective actions
Support customer discussions, technical reviews, design reviews, and program execution meetings
Help transition designs from development into production, including manufacturability, testability, documentation, and supplier coordination
Align design and test strategies with system-level objectives to support mission success