Staff Electrical Engineer

RED CAT HOLDINGS•Torrance, CA

2d•$176,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

Flightwave, a wholly owned subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings, is looking to fill an immediate position as a full-time Staff Electrical Engineer. Flightwave is focused on creating world class system solutions serving a broad range of applications for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). We are working to deliver state-of-the-art, high quality, high performance robotic systems to address the growing applications in the drone industry. Flightwave's electrical engineers are responsible for their designs from conception to sustaining. As a Staff Electrical Engineer you are responsible for the high-level electrical system design of a major product such as a drone, gimbal, or ground control station. You work closely with the other discipline lead engineers and the product manager to decompose product level requirements into a system architecture and set of engineering requirements that achieve the product vision with the best compromise of development time, cost, and design complexity. You also direct the efforts of other electrical engineers who are focused on specific subsystems, and you integrate their designs with your own to build a robust system. You take ownership of the design and drive yourself and others to produce the best possible product.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
11–15 years of relevant industry experience, preferably in electronics design, embedded systems, or aerospace/UAS sectors
In-depth knowledge of high-density interconnect (HDI) PCB technology
Proficiency in defining a PCB stackup that minimizes cost while still achieving excellent EMI/EMC performance
Detailed understanding of common high-speed serial communication busses (e.g., USB2/3, MIPI D-PHY, MIPI M-PHY, PCIe, Ethernet)
Thorough understanding of Power Integrity (PI) and Signal Integrity (SI) design principles
Proficiency with a SPICE-based circuit simulator or a signal/power integrity design tool (SI/PI)
Solid understanding electrical signal propagation
Good working knowledge of all key drone technologies with expert level experience in at least three (e.g., Brushless DC Motor Drive, Inertial sensors, GPS, Lithium-Ion batteries, Camera Interfaces, Radio modules)
Proficiency in use of laboratory test equipment
Excellent communication skills in writing reports and corresponding with manufacturers
Proficiency in Altium Designer
Working understanding of Agile and Waterfall design and development methodologies

Responsibilities

Work with a cross-disciplinary team to breakdown product requirements into clear testable and traceable formal system and subsystem engineering requirements
Estimate the level of effort in engineering hours and total duration of all tasks for a project to support the project manager’s schedule
Perform trade studies to identify and downselect critical system components and technologies
Serve as a subject-matter expert in at least three technologies critical to UAVs
Manage a system level electrical design with Application Processors and multiple microcontrollers
Lead a small team of engineers and integrate their designs into a working system
Develop designs that pass electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulatory requirements (e.g., MIL-STD-461G, FCC, CE)
Implement design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) best practices and feedback
Write and execute Engineering Verification Test (EVT) procedures
Work with in-house manufacturing team and contract manufacturers to define in-circuit tests (ICT) and functional circuit tests (FCT)
Direct and review PCB layout
Lead design reviews of the project and sign-off on design reviews for others
Perform PCB layout as needed and work with both internal and external layout resources
Maintain an accurate electrical bill of materials (BOM) in the product lifecycle management (PLM) system
Other duties as assigned