Director of Electrical Engineering

Aerospace is at a turning point — costs are rising, supply chains are strained, and old ways of building can't keep up. At Neon Aero, we're breaking that mold. We move fast, think big, and combine start-up agility with aerospace expertise to design, build, and scale aircraft in ways the industry has never seen. Our team leverages automation, AI-driven tools, and a fully connected digital backbone to accelerate innovation and reduce barriers to production.

Here, you won't just take a job — you'll help reinvent how the world flies. If you're ready to solve complex problems, push technology further, and work alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Neon is seeking a Director of Electrical Engineering to lead the development and delivery of complex electrical and electronic systems across our growing portfolio of electromechanical products. This is a product engineering leadership role for an electrical engineer who has shipped complex hardware and understands what it takes to move from architecture and prototype development through validation, industrialization, production ramp, and field deployment.

You will build and lead the Electrical Engineering organization, partner closely with the VP of Engineering and other Engineering Directors, and remain technically engaged enough to challenge architectures, review designs, diagnose difficult system problems, and make sound engineering decisions.

Aerospace experience is not required. We value leaders who have successfully developed products in environments such as consumer electronics, automotive, robotics, medical devices, industrial systems, energy, aerospace, or other high-performance hardware industries. Breadth of experience and a demonstrated ability to ship production hardware matter more than experience in any one industry.

• Lead the Electrical Engineering organization across architecture, development, validation, industrialization, production release, and sustaining support.
• Build and develop a team of strong engineers across electronics, power systems, embedded hardware, and related electrical disciplines.
• Shape architectures spanning power electronics, embedded digital hardware, analog and mixed-signal electronics, motor drives, sensing, energy systems, communications, power distribution, and electromechanical integration.
• Influence product decisions across electrical, mechanical, embedded software, controls, thermal, manufacturing, reliability, cost, and supply-chain boundaries.
• Establish the engineering practices required to move from working prototypes to hardware that can be manufactured, tested, shipped, and supported repeatedly.
• Work directly with suppliers, contract manufacturers, and manufacturing teams through prototype builds, NPI, production ramp, yield improvement, and cost reduction.
• Remain technically engaged in architecture reviews, design reviews, debugging, failure investigations, and major engineering decisions.
• Help define longer-term electrical technology and architecture strategies while maintaining a strong focus on executable product development.
• Operate in a fast-paced, product-driven environment where priorities may shift around major development, validation, manufacturing, and production milestones.
• Work across office, laboratory, prototype, test, and manufacturing environments as required by the program.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field; equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 12+ years of progressive experience developing complex electrical or electronic products.
• 5+ years of experience leading or managing…