Electrical Engineer I

JOB TITLE:                               ELECTRICAL ENGINEER I                        

DEPARTMENT:                         ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

REPORTS TO:                          SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

CLASSIFICATION:                    EXEMPT

JOB SUMMARY

Under direct supervision, the Electrical Engineer will support the design of electrical systems for aircraft installations and work on a diverse set of Aerospace projects from rapid modification of aircraft.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Assist Senior Engineers with electrical schematics and harness diagrams of UAV and the ground station
• Provide support 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
• Capable of working in a team environment for requested baseline design changes 
• Review and plan requested feature changes for the electrical system, including estimating schedule, budget, and tasking
• Coordinate with team leaders from Mechanical, Aerospace, and Software departments achieve the best design which achieves the requirements of function, schedule, budget and delivery
• Coordination with mechanical and electrical technicians for the integration of new payloads, within responsibility of TDP development and post-installation test verifications
• Coordination with quality assurance for sign-off of design and quality of work
• Planning and execution of electrical systems tests toward FAA or DoD aircraft standards
• Propose recommendations of electrical system changes within provided technical roadmap and strategy documents
• Other required duties as assigned

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other fields with relevant electrical engineering experience 
• 0-2 years of professional experience in engineering development for system level integration and testing
• Familiar with design and debugging PCBs, and electrical systems
• Familiar with common electrical diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMM and RF meters
• Must be familiar in circuit and system level documentation
• Proficient in organizational and communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• 1+ years’ experience with PCB circuit design, debugging and developing test procedures
• 1-2 years of experience in designing electronic circuits, wire harnesses and test equipment
• 1-2 years of experience in use of test instrumentation e.g. oscilloscopes, DMM, power supplies and RF Meters
• Experience working with robotic systems, UAVs
• Professional experience working with sensors, IMUs, optical, GPS and RF receivers
• Experience with firmware development
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, LabView and National Instruments Systems
• Experience with interface such as SPI, I2C, CAN, GPIB, and USB
• Understanding design hardware requirements for extreme temperature and vibration environments.
• Platform Aerospace’s engineering work environment is a fast-paced demanding environment with high rewards for the right individual