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AV · 10 hours ago

Electrical Engineer - Space Systems (Participate in our on-site hiring event)

AeroVironment (AV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems and tactical missile systems, looking to expand their team of electrical engineers. The role involves designing and analyzing high-speed digital and analog electronics for space systems, collaborating with team members to meet technical requirements.

AerospaceAir TransportationDronesElectric VehicleElectronicsEnergyGovernmentManufacturing
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Responsibilities

Design custom high speed digital electronics including the use of ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, processors, and communications drivers
Design, and conduct analysis of, analog circuits including low-noise signal conditioning and power amplifiers
Provide expertise to both product development and R&D efforts
Collaborate with peers, leads, and managers to develop, review, and refine designs and analyses to meet program technical needs within defined time and budget constraints
Work within a broad-disciplined program team providing expertise in support of electronics manufacturing and test

Qualification

Electrical engineering degreeCustom electronics designCircuit analysisSimulationElectrical design softwareSpace qualification standardsPCB manufacturing processesWritten communication skillsVerbal communication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
2 years' experience in design, analysis, integration, and test of custom electronics
Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (such as Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx, and MS Office)
Ability to conduct circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability
Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance

Preferred

Understanding of space qualification standards and requirements
Experience designing custom electronics for space products
Experience designing to a defined requirements set
Experience with analysis necessary for high reliability space electronics hardware (Electrical stress analysis, worst case circuit analysis and reliability analysis)
Experience and understanding of PCB manufacturing and assembly processes
Experience producing board layouts is a plus
Understanding of relevant IPC standards needed for electrical design and fabrication
Experience leading sub-assemblies or circuit card designs with small teams of two or three
Experience developing and conducting testing of complex electronic sub-assemblies along with design of special test equipment (STE)
Experience deriving sub-assembly requirements from higher-level, flowed down, system requirements and defining test methodologies
Experience developing design & verification documentation (Interface Control Document/Drawings (ICD), Design Description Document (DDD), Test Plan, Test Procedures, Test Reports, etc.)
Written and verbal communication skills necessary to present designs to internal and external stakeholders
Able to complete assigned work within a defined timeline and budget

Benefits

Medical
Dental vision
401K with company matching
A 9/80 work schedule
A paid holiday shutdown

Company

At AV, we build shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers, delivering systems shaped by real-world missions, not theoretical requirements.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.68B
2025-07-01Post Ipo Equity· $875M
2025-07-01Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2023-09-19Post Ipo Equity· $109.01M

Leadership Team

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Wahid Nawabi
Chairman, President & CEO
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Johnathan Jones
Senior Vice President
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