UAS Engineer, Electrical

Aerospace & R&D Executive | Leading Multi-Program UAV Innovation, Global Operations & Strategic Growth | MBA

Company
:
Swift Engineering Inc. () – a leader in advanced composites, unmanned systems, robotics, and associated technologies.

Base pay range
: $110,000 – $150,000 per year.

Description
:
The UAS Engineer, Electrical leads the design, development, fabrication, assembly, testing, and delivery of electronic subsystems for our UAV programs. The role requires deep technical knowledge in power management, communications, hardware design, and avionics, as well as system integration and flight‑test support. The Engineer works in a multidisciplinary environment with mechanical, GNC, and software teams to bring concepts from design through to production and sustainment.

FLSA Status
:
Exempt.

Purpose
:
Drive R&D for current and future UAV products, ensuring high quality, reliability, and maintainability while supporting ongoing updates and sustainment of avionics and RF subsystems.

• Design analog and digital communication systems.
• Design power management systems for low‑power applications.
• Develop, fabricate, assemble, test, and deliver electronic products, including engineering drawings.
• Design and implement circuit boards.
• Implement avionics design improvements.
• Aid anomaly investigations and determine required avionics or RF repairs.
• Support avionics and RF production activities.
• Track and remedy field avionics issues.
• Troubleshoot complex systems such as avionics, embedded systems, and RF links, supporting Flight Test operations.
• Assess root cause of critical issues and contribute to sustainability and reliability of products.
• Design, update, and troubleshoot EMI/EMC to minimize noise in the system.
• Generate hardware requirements, design documents, validation testing plans, and schedules.
• Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational & safety standards.
• Update, maintain, and sustain subcomponent inventory.
• Update, maintain, and sustain avionics and RF wiring harnesses and subsystems, including engineering drawings/documentation.
• Track electronic component obsolescence activities.
• Lead electronic BOM cost‑out activities.

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent degree.
• 6+ years of experience in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience designing, developing, and testing commercial and/or military UAS.
• Experience in digital communication languages such as CAN, UART, I2C, RS232 & Ethernet.
• Experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex embedded systems and products.
• Electronics and mechanical background: wire harness design/fabrication, electronics prototyping, soldering, analog and digital circuitry, high‑speed and low‑speed CAN.
• Broad understanding of RF, PCB design, power systems, and batteries, with expertise in one or more of these areas.
• Hands‑on experience debugging and root‑cause corrective action testing.
• Hands‑on experience integrating electro‑mechanical systems.
• Special consideration for candidates with spacecraft/satellite, UAV aircraft, robotics development, and hobby drone experience.
• Must be a U.S. Person to comply with ITAR regulations.

• Strong understanding of board design and component placement/layout for mixed digital, analog, and RF electronics.
• Ability to create and review revision‑controlled electrical engineering drawings.
• Proficiency with hardware and software test tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, RF power meters, vector scopes, antenna pattern analysis).
• Knowledge of Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems.
• Solid grasp of general engineering principles, mathematics, and physics.
• Proficient with office software (Excel, Word, Outlook, MS Project, etc.).

Primarily in an office and shop environment. Periodic weekend or evening work and travel expected.

Swift Engineering Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Employment is based on merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced by race, color,…