JOB TITLE: ELECTRICAL ENGINEER II

DEPARTMENT: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

REPORTS TO: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LEAD

CLASSIFICATION: EXEMPT

Job Summary:

Under indirect supervision, design electrical systems for aircraft installations.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for electrical schematics and harness diagrams of UAV and the ground station.
• Responsible for COTS avionics interconnections to the baseline electrical systems.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating the custom avionics technical data packages.
• Responsible for the aircraft power budget (generation capacity vs power draw).
• Creation of manufacturing and integration technical data packages, such as schematics, bill of materials, and manufacturing instructions.
• Work alongside with other electrical engineers for requested changes to the baseline design.
• Review and plan requested feature additions or changes to the electrical system, including estimating schedule, budget, and tasking.
• Management of a small team of electrical engineers, including coordination of tasking, schedule, budget requests.
• Coordination with mechanical, aero, and software team leads for agreement on schedule and order of operations.
• Coordination with mechanical and electrical technicians for integration of harnesses and new payloads, within responsibility of TDP development and post-installation test verifications.
• Coordination with quality assurance for sign-off of design and work quality.
• Planning and execution of electrical systems tests toward FAA or DoD aircraft standards.
• Recommendations of electrical system changes within provided technical roadmap and strategy documents.
• Other duties as assigned and/or required.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Must have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and 2 to 5 years of relevant electrical engineering experience, or a graduate degree in electrical engineering and 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Electronic systems, electronics troubleshooting, electronic testing design, electrical power system design, and attention to detail.
• Familiar with debugging PCBs, electrical systems.
• Proficient with instrumentation and lab equipment.
• Able to obtain and maintain a security clearance

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Direct experience in development of electrical systems for unmanned aircraft or other robotic system
• Working knowledge of power generation and load analysis
• Working knowledge of embedded PCB design and writing low-level firmware is a plus
• Experience with a computer schematic drawing package required an electrical simulation software is a plus
• Any hobbies in robotics are a plus

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Benefits:

Platform Aerospace provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the success of our people and our company. Platform Aerospace's benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Partial 401(k) match
Paid vacation and holiday
Educational Assistance
Flexible work schedule