Job Details

Company Description

Inspired Flight's Purpose Statement says it all - Conserving resources, creating jobs, and saving lives by leading the American small unmanned aerial systems ("sUAS") Industry. Founded in San Luis Obispo, California our entirely U.S. based team designs, builds and supports highly capable and flexible drone platforms for both commercial and government customers.

Our purpose driven team exemplifies our Core Values. We are:

Team Players who stay humble and focus on accomplishing more by helping others

Honest people with a deep commitment to acting and speaking with integrity in everything we do

Grit filled professionals, who demonstrate our perseverance on a regular basis as we bounce back in the face of adversity

Diversity Seeking as we place a high value in people of all heritages, genders, sexual orientations, and points of view

Self-Aware individuals striving to clearly understand our own strengths and weaknesses

Continuously Improving, humbly committed to improving ourselves, our products, our customers, and our company

Underlying all of this is our deeply rooted belief that the cutting-edge aerial tools we create are advancing an industry that is good for people, good for our planet and good for the United States of America.

Location

This is an in-office position for hire at Inspired Flight's HQ in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Job Description

Inspired Flight is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Engineering team. An Senior Electrical Engineer is a specialized role responsible for the design of complex embedded systems within drone architecture.

This position is at the core of the engineering department at Inspired Flight and will be part of a rapidly growing company in the growing UAV industry. Lots of upward mobility available for this role!

Typical Responsibilities:

• Design of electrical circuit schematics and PCBs
• Design of power electronics
• Embedded system design utilizing microcontrollers and FPGA
• Design and integration of RF electronics
• Design of cable wiring harnesses
• Flight critical electrical design
• Implement design best practices such as design for manufacturability and testability
• Evaluation of electronic designs using simulation and prototyping

You'll excel in this role if you are skilled in:

• Design of robust, EMI resilient analog and digital circuits
• Testing, troubleshooting and debugging of PCBs and electrical assemblies
• Experience with electronics equipment including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, etc.
• A strong understanding of HW and SW coding languages such as C++, C#, Verilog, VHDL, and python
• Experience using serial communication protocols including I2C, SPI, SMBus,CAN, PWM
• Knowledge of BLDC motor operating principles and control methods such as field oriented control (FOC)
• Configuration and use of open source flight stacks such as Ardupilot and PX4
• Familiarity with RF design principles
• Tuning of flight control algorithms including PIDs and sensor filters
• UAV Pilot experience and/or a FAA Part 107 License
• Great communication skills and can work in cross functional teams and you are self motivated and willing to own a project from start to finish.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent discipline is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 5-7+ Years experience in a related field
• Experience preferably in the following industries: UAS, aviation, aerospace, defense sector

Benefits Offered

• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• World Class Health, Dental, Vision Insurance Plan
• 401k w/ 6% company match
• Equity Stock Options
• Quarterly Team Bonus Plan

Equal Opportunity Employer

Inspired Flight is deeply committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer that seeks to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.