Location
This is an in-office position for hire at Inspired Flight's HQ in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Job Description
Inspired Flight is seeking a talented and experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Engineering team. An Electrical Engineer is a specialized role responsible for the design of complex embedded systems within the drone architecture.
This position is at the core of the engineering department at Inspired Flight and will be part of a rapidly growing company in the growing UAV industry.
Typical responsibilities:
- Design low power electrical sub-assemblies responsible for system control, environment sensing, networking, safety checks, etc.
- Design high power electrical sub-assemblies responsible for safe and reliable propulsion.
- Create PCBA schematics and layouts using ECAD software.
- Develop and debug open source firmware and software.
- Closed loop control system (PID) tuning for flight optimization.
- Troubleshoot system failures or shortcomings.
- Plan and execute bench and flight tests to validate electrical designs.
- Implement design best practices such as DFM, testability, modularity, and secure part sourcing.
You'll excel in this role if you have:
- Tuning of flight control algorithms including PIDs and sensor filters.
- Strong understanding of circuit design and PCB layouts utilizing tools such as Altium.
- Familiarity with drone flight control systems (PX4 or Ardupilot) and / or robotic autonomy technologies.
- Familiarity with 3D printers, Digital Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, and other development tools and equipment.
- Experience with hardware and software product design cycles.
- UAV Pilot experience and/or a FAA Part 107 License.
- Great communication skills and can work in cross functional teams.
- Self motivated and willing to own a project from start to finish.
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent discipline.
- 0-2 years experience for level 1.
- 2-5 years experience for level 2.
- Experience in a related field, preferably: UAS, aviation, aerospace, robotics, autonomy or defense industry.
Salary & Benefits Offered
- $80,000-$95,000 DOE for level 1
- $90,000-$110,000 DOE for level 2
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- World Class Health, Dental, Vision Insurance Plan
- 401k w/ 6% company match
- Quarterly Team Bonus Plan
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
