Sr. Electrical Engineer

AV provides a full suite of space‑qualified hardware trusted to fly in the most extreme environments across GEO, MEO, LEO, and Cislunar orbits. With hundreds of systems in space, our customers turn to AV when a mission can’t fail. Our team is expanding to accomplish the unprecedented tasks the nation and the world rely on us to deliver. We are seeking electrical engineers at all levels.

The selected candidates will join a dynamic team working to put Great Systems on Orbit with capabilities to perform leading‑edge tasks in laser communications, space electronics, and sensors.

• Design custom high‑speed digital electronics including the use of ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, processors, and communications drivers.
• Design and conduct analysis of analog circuits, including low‑noise signal conditioning and power amplifiers. Provide expertise to both product development and R&D efforts.
• Collaborate with peers, leads, and managers to develop, review, and refine designs and analyses to meet program technical needs within defined time and budget constraints.
• Work within a broad‑discipline program team providing expertise in support of electronics manufacturing and test.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering with five years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of eight years of experience can be considered instead of a master’s degree.
• Experience in design, analysis, integration, and test of custom electronics.
• Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (such as Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, Hyper Lynx, and MS Office).
• Ability to conduct circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability.

• Understanding of space qualification standards and requirements.
• Experience designing custom electronics for space products.
• Experience designing to defined requirements.
• Experience with analysis necessary for high‑reliability space electronics hardware (electrical stress analysis, worst‑case circuit analysis, and reliability analysis).
• Experience producing PCB layouts.
• Experience and understanding of PCB manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Understanding of relevant IPC standards needed for electrical design and fabrication.
• Experience developing and conducting testing of complex electronic sub‑assemblies along with design of special test equipment (STE).
• Experience deriving sub‑assembly requirements from higher‑level, flowed‑down system requirements and defining test methodologies.
• Experience developing design & verification documentation (Interface Control Document/Drawings (ICD), Design Description Document (DDD), Test Plan, Test Procedures, Test Reports, etc.).
• Written and verbal communication skills necessary to present designs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to complete assigned work within a defined timeline and budget.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

• Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment (constant).
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (frequent).

No Clearance

$91,000 - $138,750

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental and vision, 401(k) with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule, and a paid holiday shutdown.

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.

Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Aero Vironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Aero Vironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee.

See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

U.S. Citizenship required.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. Aero Vironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.