Hardware Engineer | Aeronautical Industry

At Embention
, we have been driven since 2007 by a clear mission:
Enabling drones to populate our skies
.

We provide over 700 customers across 70 countries with safety-critical avionics and high-performance components, for advanced air mobility (AAM) including UAVs and eVTOL aircraft, all developed in compliance with the highest aeronautical certification standards (DO178C, DO254, STANAG, etc.).

Our technology supports a wide range of programs, from defense and security applications to urban air mobility, cargo transport, and even space-related recovery projects.

The core of Embention is our R&D organization, with more than 100 engineers across multiple disciplines. Together with the rest of the team, we are a global organization of 175+ professionals aligned around one mission.

Today, Embention has a strong presence in Spain
, a growing local team in Los Angeles (USA), and a high-tech production facility in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

As part of our strategic growth, we are now strengthening our footprint in the United States
.

• Analysis and definition of HW requirements.
• Design of HW architectures.
• Design of schematics and PCBs.
• Validation and verification of functionalities for HW/SW integration.
• Follow-up and technical assistance in the manufacturing of the equipment.
• Generate and publish on time engineering documentation such as schematics, bills of materials, production files, 3D models, drawings, drawings, DCI, preliminary and detailed design documents, analysis and technical compensation reports.
• Thorough and clear documentation of design and analysis results.
• Power electronics expertise: DC-DC converters and topologies, battery management circuits, EMI filtering, protection circuits, opto-coupled control interfaces, etc.
• Experience in digital electronics: communication interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, RS-422, RS-485...), memories, clocks, logic circuits, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.
• Bachelor and Master's degrees in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or similar.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this position.
• Experience in environmental and EMC testing: DO-160, MIL, etc.
• Experience in high reliability designs, redundancy, etc.
• Experience in high speed PCB design.
• Experience in power electronics: high power DC/DC converters, inverters, etc.
• Understanding of electronic circuits and physical principles governing avionics hardware design, such as EMC, ESD, thermal, vibration, out gassing, SEE, etc.
• Experience with COTS, automotive, space and military electronic components.
• Ability to solve complex design problems under tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Experience in thermal and EMI/EMC analysis.

• Knowledge of Eagle, DO-254, Git.
• Knowledge of the UAV sector.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional and multitasking environment.
• Willingness to work in a team.
• Autonomy, decision-making and organisational skills.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, with proven ability to interact with other disciplines.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Embention is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment decisions are made based on experience, qualifications, and alignment with role requirements.