Senior Electrical Engineer

Radiance Technologies•Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

Radiance Technologies is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and qualify missile electronics, power architectures, and electrical interconnect systems. The role involves hands-on engineering of onboard avionics, power distribution, sensor and seeker interfaces, Control Actuation System (CAS) drive electronics, flight telemetry systems, and inertial sensor integration. The engineer owns hardware across its lifecycle, from concept design and schematic capture through circuit simulation, PCB layout, prototype bring-up, environmental testing, and flight-test support. The position also includes integrating guidance, navigation, and control sensors and seeker payloads; developing ruggedized cable harnesses and electrical documentation; applying EMI/EMC and signal-integrity practices; supporting environmental qualification; building lab and Hardware-in-the-Loop test equipment; troubleshooting hardware anomalies; and supporting remote test-range campaigns and telemetry analysis.

Requirements

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with at least 5 years of experience, or an M.S. with at least 3 years of experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability electronics design.
Direct hands-on experience integrating tactical- or strategic-grade IMUs, such as RLG, FOG, or high-performance MEMS units.
In-depth understanding of IMU electrical interfaces, clocking and synchronization protocols, dynamic-range constraints, and noise sensitivity.
Proven experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or Mentor Graphics/Siemens EDA.
Hands-on experience in mixed-signal, analog, high-speed digital, and DC-DC power-conversion design.
Experience implementing communication buses and interfaces including MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet/UDP, CAN bus, RS-422/485, SPI, and I2C.
Working knowledge of MIL-STD-461 for EMI/EMC, MIL-STD-810 for environmental testing, and MIL-STD-704 for aircraft/missile power.
Must hold an active U.S. DoD Secret security clearance and be eligible for Top Secret/SCI.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing drive electronics for brushless DC (BLDC) motors or actuators.
Background in ordnance safety design or electronic fuzing (ESAD/ESAF) circuits per MIL-STD-1901A.
Familiarity with RF interfaces, antennas, or telemetry transmitters.
Basic FPGA development using VHDL or Verilog, or microcontroller firmware integration experience.

Responsibilities

Design, analyze, and test ruggedized, high-reliability PCB assemblies for flight processing, signal conditioning, power conversion, and motor control.
Develop power-supply electronics and power-conditioning circuits for missile environments, including thermal batteries, linear and switching regulators, and protection networks.
Design motor-drive electronics and high-current power stages for CAS and TVC electromechanical actuators.
Integrate GNC sensors, including IMUs, GPS, and altimeters, and seeker payloads with flight-computer interfaces.
Design MIL-spec cable harnesses and electrical interconnect systems for extreme acceleration, vibration, shock, and thermal loads.
Develop and maintain Electrical Interface Control Documents (ICDs), schematic diagrams, and system wiring topologies.
Implement EMI/EMC and shielding techniques in accordance with military standards.
Perform circuit simulations, signal-integrity analysis, and thermal-electrical derating evaluations for critical avionics components.
Support and execute environmental qualification testing under thermal vacuum, vibration, pyroshock, and thermal shock conditions.
Design and build Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE), test fixtures, and breakout boxes for laboratory integration and HWIL testing.
Troubleshoot hardware, conduct failure analysis, and investigate root causes of anomalies during bench testing, HWIL runs, or field operations.
Support remote test-range campaigns, including pre-flight checkouts and post-flight telemetry and data analysis.