Electrical Engineer

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About Heads Up Technologies

At Heads Up Technologies, we’re redefining what’s possible in the air. Since our beginnings in a Dallas hangar in 1985, we’ve grown into a global leader in aviation technology driven by innovation, precision, and a relentless pursuit of better in-flight experiences. From pioneering digital audio and lighting systems to uniting with STG Aerospace, ALTO Aviation, and Innovative Advantage under one brand, we continue to lead the way in cabin systems integration for business and commercial aircraft.

Join us as we shape the future of aviation where lighting, entertainment, safety, and audio come together to elevate every journey.

About the role

This is a full-time onsite position supporting our design engineering team, responsible for the electrical design and development of both prototype and production units across the entire product portfolio—from concept and detailed design through manufacturing release and support of Heads Up Technologies, Inc. products and systems. You’ll be a hands‑on designer responsible for your own boards and subsystems, working under the guidance of senior engineers and the Electrical Engineering Manager, and collaborating closely with mechanical, software, and FPGA teams.

This job must be performed onsite at our Addison, TX office.

What you’ll do Design and Implementation

Own detailed electrical design work including analog & digital design. Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and ensure robust, manufacturable designs.

Verification, Validation, and Certification

Plan and execute design verification and validation activities, including board bring‑up, troubleshooting and performance characterization. Responsible for performing highly accelerated life testing (HALT), environmental qualification testing (DO-160G), etc. Produce, maintain, and review technical documentation including HALT summaries, test procedures, qualification test reports, product drawings, etc.

Collaboration and Project Support

Own assigned tasks and subsystems within larger projects following department processes and standards and ensure that designs meet internal, customer, and functional requirements, including schedule commitments. Conceive, research, and implement engineering design changes yielding improvements in manufacturability and robustness in coordination with sustaining engineering team.

Learning and Continuous Improvement

Explore and evaluate new technologies, standards, tools, and devices for potential use of and integration into future products. Participate actively in design reviews – both presenting your work and providing constructive feedback to peers.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Education and Experience
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE). Three (3) to ten (10) years of electrical design experience.
• Core Technical Skills
  • Experience with analog and digital circuit design, including microcontrollers, processors, and/or DSP-based designs.
  
  • Symbol/Footprint Design, Schematic Capture, & PCB Layout:
  
  Experience with OrCAD Capture/Allegro PCB Designer or similar toolset.
  
  • Experience with processors, microcontrollers, and/or DSP-based designs.
  
  • Experience with network/Ethernet designs and common communication interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, UART, etc.).
  
  • Experience with hardware diagnostic tools including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, function generators, etc.
  
  • Ability to research, understand, & apply functional & technical specifications, datasheets, hardware manuals, etc. to electrical designs.
• Ways of Working
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers from other disciplines, including mechanical, software, & FPGA engineers, to develop integrated, multidisciplinary design solutions.
  
  • Requires minimal supervision and consistently delivers designs that meet all required specifications and schedule milestones and deadlines.
  
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills, including documenting designs and test results clearly.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Familiarity with embedded software (C, assembly, etc.) and hardware/software integration.
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