Principal Electrical Engineer

Company Overview

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

As a Principal Electrical Engineer at Red 6, you will lead the electrical development of next‑generation augmented reality systems. You will oversee all aspects of the electrical hardware development lifecycle from requirements to design, test, and integration, and be deeply involved in the development of new electrical system architectures.

• Responsible for architecting, designing, developing, modifying, evaluating, and integrating electronic equipment, components and integrated circuitry for high‑performance, real‑time hardware systems.
• Oversee all aspects of the electrical hardware development lifecycle from requirements to design, test, integration and manufacturing.
• Evaluate various design approaches and use analytic, simulation and prototyping methods to substantiate electrical design solutions.
• Produce design documentation and provide engineering support to system design reviews, manufacturing, systems integration, testing and verification.
• Contribute to proposals and estimates of budget and schedule to meet program objectives.
• Task and mentor other members of the team, offering expert technical guidance to the entire electrical team.
• Establish and evolve best practices for the Electrical Engineering group.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• Typically 12+ years of experience developing complex electrical systems for aerospace, defense or other high‑reliability applications (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 5+ years of experience leading electrical architecture development for complex airborne or mission‑critical systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in subsystem electrical architecture, electrical mission systems integration and real‑time embedded hardware.
• Experience defining electrical interfaces, power architectures and electrical system integration strategies.
• Experience designing and integrating electrical systems compliant with military environmental and safety standards such as MIL‑STD‑461 (EMI/EMC) and MIL‑STD‑810 (Environments).
• Experience leading technical trade studies, architecture reviews and multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve complex engineering challenges.
• Familiarity with standard lab equipment – oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers.
• Ability to plan and status electrical design and development efforts to meet cost and schedule constraints.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

• Advanced degree, Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with FPGAs, SoCs, firmware and embedded software development.
• Experience with PCBA design and simulation software such as Altium.
• Experience with high‑speed memory such as DDR3/DDR4 and high‑speed digital interfaces such as PCIe 3.0/4.0, Display Port, USB 3.0 and Ethernet.
• Working knowledge of aircraft communication protocols including Ethernet, MIL‑STD‑1553, ARINC 429, CAN or similar deterministic communication architectures.
• Thorough understanding of the systems development lifecycle in accordance with ISO/IEEE recommendations and standards such as ISO/IEEE 15288.

• Healthcare, Dental and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays and parental leave
• Short and Long‑Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)401(k) Retirement Plan
• Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity)
• May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to plan terms.

Red Six Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.