Sr. Electrical Engineer

LMK Recruiting Solutions • Irvine, CA

14d • Onsite

About The Position

Aerospace is at a turning point—costs are rising, supply chains are strained, and legacy building methods can't keep up. Our client is breaking that mold. Combining start-up agility with deep aerospace expertise, they design, build, and scale next-generation aircraft using automation, AI-driven tools, and a fully connected digital backbone. Here, you won't just take a job—you will help reinvent how the world flies. If you are ready to solve complex problems, push technology further, and collaborate with top-tier talent, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact.

Requirements

• 8+ years developing and shipping complex electronic hardware into production.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent practical experience).
• Proficiency in Altium or comparable tools, including schematic capture, PCB layout, stack-up definition, and release documentation.
• Hands-on experience across power electronics, motor drives, microcontroller systems, sensor interfacing, and communication buses (CAN, RS-485, ARINC, etc.).
• Proven track record working with suppliers/CMs to resolve board yield, test coverage, and quality issues.
• Strong first-principles thinker with a bias toward action, comfortable working in lab environments, and balancing cost, performance, and reliability.

Nice To Haves

• Background in aerospace, aviation, automotive, robotics, or high-performance, fast-iteration hardware industries.
• Exposure to safety-critical environments (e.g., DO-254, DO-160, ARP4754B, ARP4761).
• Scripting experience (MATLAB, Python) for test automation and analytical modeling.
• Background in electric propulsion or high-reliability actuator drive systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture and end-to-end subsystem ownership from concept to validation and production release.
• Design and develop power electronics, embedded digital systems, and mixed-signal hardware using industry-standard ECAD tools (Altium, Cadence, or equivalent).
• Drive DFM, DFT, DFC, DFA, and cost-reduction decisions early in design cycles to ensure clean manufacturing scale-up.
• Create schematics, guide PCB layouts, and enforce strong signal integrity and EMI/EMC discipline.
• Architect communication bus physical layers (CAN and other aviation protocols) for fault-tolerant avionics systems.
• Partner directly with suppliers and contract manufacturers for prototype builds, first-article inspections, and yield optimization.
• Define validation/test strategies (ICT, functional test coverage, ESS) and run electrical analysis (SPICE simulation, signal integrity, power-stage evaluation).
• Perform hands-on lab bring-up, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and rapid hardware iterations.

Benefits

• Competitive base compensation ($150k–$250k) plus equity, performance bonuses, and full health, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Opportunity to work with elite engineering talent in a fast-moving, high-impact environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree