Electrical Engineer

Hernshead Group · Denver, Colorado

FULL TIME

Job Description

These Electrical Engineer and Senior Electrical Engineer roles cover hands-on electrical design for ultra long range unmanned aerial systems built for the U.S. government and allied partners, including power distribution, sensor integration, wiring harnesses, RF links and test.

Both levels take designs from requirements through PCB build, integration and flight test, with scope and leadership set by

experience

Electrical Engineers work alongside senior engineers on day-to-day design, build and test, while Senior Electrical Engineers own subsystems, lead design reviews and mentor the wider team. The team works closely with mechanical and software engineers in a fast-moving, venture-backed environment where designs go from fab house to flight in weeks.

The roles are based in Herndon, VA (preferred), with the option to be based in Denver, CO with regular travel to Herndon. Additional travel of up to 25% to customer sites and field test locations is required, including austere field and military operational environments.

Job Responsibilities

Design electrical subsystems from product requirements through schematic, PCB layout, build and test

Develop power distribution, sensor integration and RF hardware for ultra long range airborne platforms, optimizing for weight, power efficiency and endurance

Design wiring harnesses, select connectors and route cables within complex aircraft

Build and test prototype circuits, including soldering and use of pick-and-place equipment

Plan and run bench, environmental and field tests using oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, thermal imaging and environmental chambers

Analyze and test long-range RF link performance and throughput

Support integration of electrical subsystems with mechanical and software teams

Set up flight test instrumentation and analyze post-test data

Carry out failure analysis on field returns

Conduct trade studies and support component selection and sourcing

Maintain accurate schematics, BOMs and design documentation

Senior level: own electrical subsystems end to end and set design and test standards

Senior level: lead design reviews, root cause investigations and test strategy

Senior level: mentor and guide Electrical Engineers on design, build and test tasks

Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related field

Electrical Engineer: 2+ years of hands-on electrical hardware design, test or integration experience

Senior Electrical Engineer: 6+ years of hands-on electrical hardware design, test and integration experience, including ownership of designs through to production

Experience taking PCBs from schematic through layout, bring-up and test using Altium, KiCad or similar

Solid analog and digital circuit design skills

Hands-on lab and debug experience with oscilloscopes and other bench test equipment

Senior level: experience leading design reviews or mentoring engineers

Aerospace, defense or other high-reliability industry experience preferred

Experience with long-range or long-endurance UAS, high-altitude electronics or beyond-line-of-sight communications desirable

Wiring harness design, RF testing, embedded systems or sensor integration experience desirable

Familiarity with relevant military standards (e.g. MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461) desirable

Startup or small-company experience desirable

US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Company	Hernshead Group
Location	Denver, Colorado
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Full-time

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