Electrical Engineer

Arete Associates•Healdsburg, CA

11d•$85,000 - $110,000•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 hands-on Electrical Engineer to support the design, integration, and test of complex electro-mechanical systems. This role is ideal for an engineer with a broad electronics background who is comfortable working across test equipment design, PCB development, harness design, troubleshooting, and system-level integration. As a technical contributor, you’ll play a key role in designing new circuits, test beds, harnessing and system documentation starting from fundamental physical principles and system requirements, through prototyping, debugging, testing, and integration into larger operational systems. The ideal candidate enjoys hands on work, thrives in a multidisciplinary environment, enjoys solving complex challenges collaboratively, and is passionate about electronic and electro-optic system design. This full-time, exempt, non-supervisory position is based in our Healdsburg, CA office.

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

Design, build, document, and troubleshoot electrical test equipment, fixtures, cables, and support hardware for high-performance stabilized pointing and electro-optic systems
Support PCB design activities including schematic capture, component selection, board bring-up, debug, and design verification
This role requires a passion for solving challenging technical problems in a collaborative environment.
Design and document cables, harnesses, interconnects, test adapters, and related electrical interfaces
Troubleshoot motors, motor drives, encoders, sensors, power supplies, embedded controllers, I/O interfaces, and communication links
Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, DMMs, and signal generators to diagnose and verify system behavior
Align design and test strategies with system-level objectives to ensure mission success