Senior Avionics Lead Engineer

1) System Architecture & Hardware Design<\/b>
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• Architect robust, scalable embedded hardware systems<\/b> spanning sensing, computation, power management, actuation, and wireless communication subsystems.
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• Define hardware module boundaries<\/b>, interfaces, electrical specifications, and interaction contracts between boards and subsystems.
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• Perform design trade -off analysis<\/b> (performance, cost, power, reliability, EMI/EMC, manufacturability).
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• Own system -level schematics, block diagrams, and interface definitions<\/b>, and ensure alignment with firmware, controls, and mechanical teams.
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• Build hardware architectures that scale across product variants and future revisions.
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  2) Hands -On Hardware Development<\/b>
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  • Design and bring up custom PCBs<\/b> (MCU/SoC -based boards, sensor boards, power boards, actuator drivers).
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  • Develop schematics and layouts involving:
    • Digital interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet
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    • Analog front ends: I<\/b>MUs, barometers, ADCs/DACs, power sensing
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    • Power systems: DC -DC converters, LDOs, battery management, protection circuits
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    • Wireless systems: GPS SoC Integration, Phased array antenna design, RF based telemetry system integration
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    • High -reliability connectors, ESD/EMI protection, and isolation where required
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    • Take boards from concept to bring -up<\/b>:
      • Requirement capture to understand what is needed from the hardware
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      • Design, analyze, simulate complex designs, and perform DFx checks
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      • Power sequencing, clocking, reset behaviour, boot configuration
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      • Debug board issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers
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      • Validate signal integrity, power integrity, and timing margins
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      • Support firmware teams during early bring -up with register -level debug, pin -muxing, and interface validation<\/b>.
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        3) System -Level Validation & Reliability<\/b>
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        • Define and execute hardware validation and verification plans<\/b>:
          • Electrical characterization
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          • Environmental, thermal, vibration, and stress testing
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          • EMI/EMC pre -compliance testing
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          • Establish manufacturing and test strategies:
            • DFT/DFM considerations
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            • Board -level test points, boundary scan, and production test fixtures
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            • Own failure analysis, root -cause investigations, and corrective actions from lab through field deployments.
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            • Maintain comprehensive documentation: schematics, layout guidelines, test reports, BOMs, and revision histories.
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              4) Cross -Functional Collaboration<\/b>
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              • Lead hardware design reviews<\/b>, roadmap planning, and technical risk assessments.
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              • Work closely with:
                • Firmware teams<\/b> for bring -up, interface validation, and performance tuning
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                • Controls and systems teams<\/b> to ensure sensors, compute, and actuation meet algorithmic requirements
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                • Mechanical teams<\/b> for enclosure constraints, thermal design, connectors, and vibration robustness
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                • Manufacturing and operations teams<\/b> for supplier selection, cost optimization, and scale -up
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                • Interface with external vendors and silicon partners<\/b> for MCUs, sensors, RF modules, power components, and manufacturing houses.
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                • Mentor junior and mid -level hardware engineers in schematic design, layout best practices, debugging, and validation discipline<\/b>.
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                  Required Qualifications<\/b>
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                  • 6+ years<\/b> of professional hardware engineering experience with a strong hands -on track record.
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                  • Experience designing hardware for robotics, drones, flight control systems, or high -reliability embedded platforms<\/b>.
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                  • Natural mentorship, and the ability to work with existing junior hardware design engineers.
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                  • Strong background in sensor integration<\/b>, power electronics, and mixed -signal design.
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                  • Proven experience taking custom hardware from first prototype through production<\/b>.
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                  • Familiarity with safety -critical or regulated environments<\/b> (e.g., aerospace, automotive, defense).
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                  • Knowledge of relevant standards such as IPC, EMI/EMC standards, DO -254, ISO 26262, or STANAG<\/b> is a strong plus.
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                  • Natural mentor with strong communication skills and ability to align cross -functional teams.
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                    Should you really join us?<\/b>
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                    If you like learning, if you like figuring things out by yourself without others telling you how to do it - and thrive under work pressure to ship missiles - then this is for you. Join us to take ownership of your work. We are a lean team - there is no rule book to what we're doing. You have an end goal - which is based on a real product - and you need to get it done your own way. It's hard, and we all love it here.
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