Staff Electrical Engineer, Design
Firestorm, San Diego
The role
As a Staff Electrical Engineer , you will play a central role in developing critical electrical hardware for our aircraft. The role spans complex technical challenges including power distribution, power conversion, battery charging, high-performance processing, high-speed network communications, and system-level electrical integration. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone with deep technical expertise in power electronics and electrical system design who is comfortable moving between detailed circuit development, system-level tradeoffs, and difficult hardware debugging.
What You’ll Do Evaluate, interpret and resolve systems engineering problems to meet the design requirements Full-cycle hardware development: Own the entire flow — concept, modeling, worst case analysis, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, design reiteration for improving design maturity, testing and validation Design embedded control electronics from concept to production, including hardware selection, schematic & PCB design, board bring-up, system-level integration, and flight test Design multilayer, HDI, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs for space-, weight-, and thermally constrained applications Generate comprehensive engineering documentation, including ECOs, fabrication drawings, BOMs, and release packages Conduct root cause analysis of PCB design or layout issues, identify corrective actions, and implement solutions to improve performance, manufacturability, or reliability Design and maintain cable harness documentation using Altium Harness Designer Interface with vendors to source and select appropriate components for designs, ensuring quality and timely delivery Project Management: Support project timelines and ensure that technical milestones are met, reporting on progress to senior management Work closely with other electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, and test engineers to deliver fully functional products Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field Minimum 5+ years of experience designing and releasing electrical hardware for products that have shipped, flown, operated in the field, or otherwise seen real-world use U.S.