Onsite Senior Electrical Engineer – Electrical Systems

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About the role

  • Senior Electrical Engineer leading the design and validation of aerospace electrical systems. Focusing on high-reliability applications and system-level integration in defense projects.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, development, integration, and validation of aerospace-grade electrical systems for defense applications.
  • Execute electrical system development activities across the full product lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure proper system-level integration.
  • Support program schedules and technical milestones.
  • Conduct technical trade studies and risk assessments.
  • Interface with suppliers and manufacturing partners.
  • Support internal and customer design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR).
  • Define and own electrical system architecture for 28VDC and 270VDC aircraft power domains.
  • Perform system-level trade studies evaluating topology, redundancy, SWaP, and reliability.
  • Allocate performance requirements and verify compliance.
  • Define electrical protection philosophy and fault management strategies.
  • Review and approve harness schematics and installation drawings.
  • Support verification planning and qualification matrices.
  • Participate in FMEA/FMECA and reliability assessments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s preferred)
  • 5+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability electrical system design
  • Experience with high-voltage DC systems (28VDC / 270VDC preferred)
  • Experience with power conversion or motor drive architectures
  • Experience with system-level integration and EMI compliance strategy
  • Experience with electrical interconnect / EWIS architecture
  • Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills
  • U.S. Citizenship required and ability to obtain security clearance.
  • Experience supporting MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-704 compliance preferred
  • Experience with FPGA- or microcontroller-based control architectures preferred
  • Familiarity with MATLAB / Simulink preferred
  • Experience supporting qualification and environmental testing preferred
  • Proficiency with SolidWorks Electrical preferred
  • Experience with Altium Designer preferred
  • Experience using LabVIEW for automated test development or data acquisition preferred
  • Prior technical leadership or mentoring experience preferred

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off

Job title

Senior Electrical Engineer – Electrical Systems

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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