Senior Electrical Design Engineer

We’re partnering with an innovative, fast-growing company in the aerospace and advanced aviation sector that’s looking for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join their expanding team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a hands-on, fast-paced startup environment and wants to take full ownership of electrical systems from concept through flight qualification.

This would be a full time, onsite position in El Segundo, CA, and you must be a US citizen due to ITAR compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and prototyping of new electrical hardware, including schematic creation, electrical analysis, component selection, de-rating, and PCBA layout.
• Own the electrical design lifecycle for flight hardware — from concept and prototyping through bench and functional testing.
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing and test teams to ensure new designs are practical, manufacturable, and optimized for production (DFM).
• Help define and refine company-wide electrical design processes, including PCBA layout standards, simulation tools, and PLM workflows.
• Contribute to organizational growth by identifying new technical opportunities, supporting subsidiary evaluations, and driving catalog expansion.
• Mentor junior engineers and play a key role in building and strengthening the avionics team.

Key Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in electrical design within a professional engineering environment.
• Experience at a high-growth aerospace/aviation startups
• Experience with flight hardware electrical design end-to-end.
• Proficient with hands-on debugging using standard electrical lab equipment.

What you’ll do:

• Own design and prototyping of new electrical hardware, including schematic creation, electrical analysis, component selection, de-rating, and PCBA layout.

• Take full ownership of electrical design for flight hardware and rapidly iterate to finalize designs through bench testing and functional/development tests.

• Work closely with build and test engineers to ensure new designs are manufacturable and DFM feedback is implemented.

• Lead in developing Amca’s design processes, assisting in standard PCBA layout, electrical simulation, and PLM development.

• Support subsidiary diligence and company development, determining opportunities for catalog expansion and subsidiary capabilities.

• Mentor early career electrical engineers and assist with recruiting to build the Avionics department.