FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company · 5 hours ago
Senior Electrical Engineer
Torrance, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$132K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expFlightWave Aerospace, a subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings, is a growing drone technology company focused on manufacturing UAS platforms. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, build, and validate eVTOL drones for reconnaissance applications.
AerospaceData Collection and LabelingTransportation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own schematics, layout, bring-up, and verification of projects
Design, simulate, and debug RF front ends (e.g., 0.9–6 GHz radios, filters, LNAs/PAs, antennas, matching networks)
Architect regulated power trees; perform PI analysis (DC drop, impedance targets, ripple, transient response)
Implement BLDC/PMSM motor control (FOC, trapezoidal, sensored/sensorless) on MCUs; tune current/velocity/position loops
Develop embedded C/C++ firmware for real-time control, drivers, and diagnostics; integrate with higher-level systems
Drive PCB layout for SI/PI/RF constraints: stackup, return paths, stitching vias, diff-pair routing, creepage/clearance
Plan and execute test campaigns: DVT/EMI/EMC/ESD/thermal; use lab gear (VNA, spectrum analyzer, DSO, power analyzer)
Design and validate Battery Management Systems (BMS): cell balancing, protection and safety (OV/UV, OC/OT), SoC/SoH estimation, coulomb counting, pack telemetry, contactor/relay control, charging profiles, and thermal management
Write clear documentation: design notes, test reports, and manufacturing/bring-up procedures
Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing on design trade-offs, reliability, and producibility
Qualification
Required
BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field
Minimum 5-7 years of professional experience in a device-oriented electrical engineering role
Solid foundation in at least one of the following: RF, BMS, PCB layout, power/PI, embedded systems, mixed-signal, or motor control
Comfortable with test equipment like multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and vector network analyzers
Proficiency with at least one of: Altium (schematic/layout), MATLAB/Python for analysis, or SPICE/EM/PI tools
Ability to own features end-to-end and communicate technical decisions clearly
Preferred
RF: Antenna design/tuning, over-the-air testing, MIMO, coexistence, link budgets, regulatory (FCC/ETSI)
Power/PI: Buck/boost/PFC, gate-drive design, magnetics selection, thermal design, battery systems, pre-compliance EMI fixes
Layout: High-speed SerDes/USB/MIPI, controlled impedance, length matching, HDI, DFM/DFT for volume builds
Embedded: RTOS, bootloaders, motor-control libraries (CMSIS-DSP, ST/Xilinx/TI)
Controls: System identification, FOC tuning, observers, Kalman/PLL techniques, torque/position control
Compliance & reliability: HALT/HASS, DO-160/IEC/UL standards, environmental sealing, conformal coat, potting
Domain: Robotics, drones/UAVs, electromechanical actuation, or autonomy stacks
Benefits
Generous annual equity package
Potential bonuses
Company
FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company
FlightWave Aerospace is a division of Red Cat, focused on delivering extended short-range, endurance-optimized uncrewed aircraft for mission-critical operations.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.9MKey Investors
United States Air ForceSnowpoint VenturesBreakout Labs
2024-09-17Grant· $1.9M
2024-06-11Acquired
2022-03-15Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Trent Lukaczyk
CTO & Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-10-10
Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
2025-04-07
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