Senior Payload Electrical Engineer

Pyramid Consulting•Santa Ana, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is hiring a Senior Payload Electrical Engineer for a 12+ month contract opportunity with long-term potential in Santa Ana, California. The position is onsite and pays $96 per hour. The engineer will own payload power and data interfaces, design payload electronics and interface boards, and support integration and testing of payloads for a defense-industry client. Travel to test sites and supplier facilities may be required up to 25%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
At least 7 years of electrical design experience on hardware that was built and deployed.
Experience designing power distribution and data interfaces for embedded systems.
Schematic capture and board-level design experience, including ownership of design reviews.
Working knowledge of grounding, isolation, signal integrity, and EMI/EMC practices.
Hands-on bring-up and fault-isolation experience using laboratory instrumentation.
Ability to develop and manage firmware as needed.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with subsea or marine electronics, including underwater connectors and penetrators.
Familiarity with pressure-tolerant electronics or oil-filled enclosures.
Experience integrating third-party sensors or payloads over standard buses.
Background in power budgeting for battery-constrained platforms.
Experience in defense programs or ruggedized, high-reliability electronics.

Responsibilities

Own payload power and data interface definitions, including connector and pinout standards.
Design payload electronics, power conditioning, and interface boards.
Design and specify harnessing, underwater connectors, and penetrator wiring.
Manage payload power budgets and coordinate power allocation with Energy Systems.
Own signal integrity, grounding, isolation, and EMI/EMC behavior at payload boundaries.
Develop electrical interface control documents (ICDs) for third-party payload providers.
Support payload bring-up, integration testing, and fault isolation on the bench and at sea.
Partner with Payload Mechanical, Payload Software, and Vehicle Management Systems on integration.
Travel up to 25% to test sites and supplier facilities.