Electrical Engineer. Sr.

AeroVironment•Simi Valley, CA

5d•$122,500 - $187,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Electrical Engineer designs, develops, modifies and evaluates electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment, or other hardware systems and/or electrical engineering applications. In this role, one selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability as well as determines design approaches & parameters. Conducts general engineering and design of electronic systems on small, unmanned aircraft vehicles with cross-functional teams. May also review vendor capability to support product development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
8 years of electrical engineering experience, with at least 5 in design and development
Experience leading electrical engineering activities including requirements, architecture, schematic design, PCB layout, and PCBA and system test. FPGA experience a plus.
Experience owning or leading Integration & Test execution for complex aerospace, defense, embedded, or mission-critical systems
U.S. Citizen
Must be able to travel within the Continental U.S. and internationally when required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in electrical engineering.
Aerospace, defense, or UAS systems engineering experience strongly preferred
Experience with Altium Designer
Experience developing systems test plans, procedures, reports, and objective evidence packages
Experience providing clear technical status, risk, and progress reporting to internal and external stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including concise technical documentation and professional presentations
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution to program deadlines
Background in embedded systems development, integration, or test
Experience with robotics and UAS electrical architectures.
Experience supporting airworthiness, certification-related activities, or other regulated flight approval processes
Experience supporting reliability activities such as FRACAS, root cause investigation, corrective action tracking, or reliability growth efforts
Experience taking products from development or prototype phase into production
Familiarity with mission systems, payload systems, imaging/sensing systems, or related aerospace subsystems
Ability to assess technical risk and opportunity, establish mitigation strategies, and drive closure across functional teams
Demonstrated ability to build trust, influence decisions, and lead through change in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a team of systems engineering and integration professionals, including staffing, workload planning, performance management, mentoring, and career development
Own systems engineering execution from requirements development and decomposition through system integration, verification, validation, and transition to production
Own I&T planning and execution, including integration readiness, test planning, procedure development, test conduct, data review, issue resolution, and reporting
Manage requirements traceability, allocation, verification planning, and technical baseline evolution throughout the system development lifecycle
Lead development of system-level artifacts such as requirements, interface definitions, technical plans, test plans, procedures, reports, and customer-facing technical presentations
Coordinate across software, hardware, manufacturing, quality, reliability, safety, flight test, and program management teams to achieve cost, schedule, and technical objectives
Support airworthiness, system safety, and reliability activities, including field test safety, hazard-related technical coordination, and reliability growth / issue closure as applicable
Provide clear and timely status of technical progress, risks, issues, and mitigation plans to internal leadership and external customers
Serve as a primary customer-facing technical representative for systems engineering matters, including reviews, status discussions, technical issue resolution, and execution alignment
Support development planning and execution in coordination with program management, including schedule, resource, and technical performance considerations
Ensure adherence to company processes, engineering discipline, and operational policies while driving practical, executable solutions
Other duties as assigned