Full Job Description
Electrical Engineering Lead (Remote Weapon Systems)
EOS is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Electrical Engineering Lead to direct a small, dedicated team of electrical engineers across multiple Remote Weapon System (RWS) development programs. The ideal candidate will drive our technical solutions and actively foster a mission-ownership culture within the team. You will be instrumental in providing senior-level technical leadership, mentoring junior talent, managing daily tasking, and maintaining strict accountability for engineering quality and delivery schedules. This is a critical leadership role that directly impacts our program success and team cohesion.
This is an on-site position located at our facility.
Responsibilities:
• Technical Leadership & Oversight: Serve as the technical authority for the electrical engineering team, guiding the architectural design, development, and integration of complex electronics for RWS's.
• Team Mentorship & Cohesion: Actively mentor and coach younger engineers to accelerate their professional growth; build a highly collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
• Tasking & Resource Management: Manage, prioritize, and assign engineering tasks across multiple concurrent programs to optimize team bandwidth and satisfy project milestones.
• Culture of Ownership & Accountability: Foster a strong culture of ownership where team members take pride in and maintain full accountability for the quality, reliability, and on-time delivery of their designs.
• Schedule & Quality Management: Maintain engineering schedules, conduct rigorous design reviews, and ensure all electrical engineering deliverables meet stringent aerospace/defense quality standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with systems, software, and mechanical engineering leads to seamlessly integrate electrical systems into mechanical gimbals, slip rings, and overall weapon platform architectures.
Required Qualifications:
• Education: BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a highly related technical discipline.
• Experience: 8+ years of progressively responsible engineering experience, with a proven track record of leading or managing small technical teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Industry Background: Demonstrated experience working within a US Government Contracting / Defense environment.
• Security Clearances: Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret-level U.S. security clearance. Must be a US citizen.
Preferred Qualifications:
• RWS Hardware Expertise: Direct experience with RWS's hardware, specifically mechanical gimbals, slip rings, and ruggedization for defense environments.
• Advanced Electronics Design: Deep proficiency in schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, microcontroller/FPGA hardware integration, and high-voltage pulsed power systems. Additional experience in brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive, high speed video capture and transmission, ten gigabit ethernet, and fiber optic experience.
• Design Tools: Mastery of Altium Designer for simulation, schematic capture, and PCB layout. Other tools such as Cadence and Expedition may suffice.
• Strong Theory Foundations: Comprehensive understanding of advanced electromagnetic, circuit, and manufacturing theories applied to safety-critical hardware.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills required to brief leadership, interface with clients, and rally an engineering team.
Outstanding Benefits/Perks:
• Excellent insurance coverage
• 401(k) match
• Generous PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 9/80 Work Schedule
