Job TitleSpecialist, Electrical Engineering - SurveillancePosition Summary As a Specialist Electrical Engineer within the Surveillance product line, you will support the development of TCAS and transponder radios, contributing to electrical engineering efforts across concept generation, design, qualification, and lifecycle management. You will interact with business development and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
This role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, including mechanical, electrical (digital/analog), RF, firmware, and software engineering, to plan, design, prototype, document, and test avionics systems. The work supports commercial air transport, general aviation, and emerging platforms such as Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and eVTOL aircraft.
Key Responsibilities- Conceptualize, design, integrate, and qualify digital, analog, and power circuitry with supplemental RF principles for avionics applications
- Design circuits incorporating microprocessors, memory, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, PCIe, and other high-speed and avionics interfaces
- Generate and review electrical schematics; support and review PCB layout (Altium preferred)
- Develop design documentation including HRDs, HDDs, HCIAs, and provide input to certification artifacts such as PHACs
- Design across multiple levels, from individual circuits to aircraft system architectures
- Utilize electrical analysis tools for power distribution, stress analysis, and related simulations
- Participate in proposal activities including task estimation, risk identification, and development planning
- Communicate effectively across multiple technical and functional teams
- Interface directly with customers, in person or virtually, to understand challenges and develop actionable solutions
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Travel up to 10% as required
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with a minimum of 2 years of related experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience in electrical hardware design (aerospace applications preferred)
- Hands-on experience designing and developing avionics, RF, or sensor-based systems
Preferred Additional Skills- Working knowledge of at least one programming language such as Python or C++
- Experience with aerospace systems, particularly integrated hardware/software product development
- Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Awareness of FPGA and firmware development requirements impacting electrical design
- Experience with RTOS integration and understanding of hardware implications
- Practical understanding of RF design, particularly in the L-band frequency range
- Strong interpersonal skills with experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Knowledge of aerospace standards such as DO-160, DO-178, and DO-254
- Experience with design-to-cost and design-for-manufacturability principles
- Experience supporting production and test in geographically distributed environments
- Proven ability to manage multiple programs and responsibilities simultaneously
- Ability to operate independently and determine appropriate technical paths forward with minimal oversight
- Pilot license or Part 107 certification (a plus)
