Lead Electrical Engineer

Apera have been retained by a global aviation leader in supporting their growing UAV division.

We are seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join the hardware team.

• Lead and mentor a small team of 2-4 electrical engineers and provide technical direction.
• Own electrical architecture for UAS, ground systems, payloads and support equipment.
• Lead design and review of avionics, PCBAs, power systems, harnesses and embedded electronics.
• Lead RF, GNSS, telemetry, antenna and communications integration, including EMI/EMC.
• Define and oversee verification, qualification, environmental and acceptance testing.
• Support system, aircraft, ground and flight-test integration and certification activities.
• Troubleshoot electrical/avionics issues and provide root-cause and production support.
• Manage component selection, obsolescence, suppliers, engineering changes and manufacturing issues.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Flight Operations.

• BS in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• Experience in aerospace, UAS, defence, autonomous systems, robotics or similarly regulated industries.
• Strong experience designing and integrating PCBAs, embedded processors, microcontrollers, power electronics and communication interfaces.
• Proven experience with avionics/vehicle electronics and mission- or safety-critical systems.
• Strong Altium Designer experience, including schematics, PCB reviews and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience with PCB testing, tolerance analysis, sourcing and first-article qualification.
• Knowledge of UAS avionics, sensors, actuators, power and communications architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor/technically lead engineers and collaborate across functions.
• US Person under ITAR; no security clearance required.

• MS in Electrical Engineering.
• Formal technical leadership or people management experience.
• Experience with RF integration, GNSS, telemetry, antennas, wireless communications and EMI/EMC.
• Knowledge of aerospace standards such as DO-160, DO-54, ARP
  4754A/B and ARP
  4761.
• Experience taking hardware from concept through qualification, production and field support.
• Familiarity with configuration management, engineering change control and product lifecycle processes.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop, requirements management tools and Git/Git Lab.
• Broader experience in mechatronics, robotics, automation, sensing and control systems.