Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering - Drone

The role

You will lead and grow a team responsible for the electrical design of drone platforms. You will own the electrical engineering roadmap and work hands-on through the full product design lifecycle from concept to production.

What you will do

• Build and lead a team of electrical engineers for power distribution, avionics, sensor, and wiring/harness systems
• Guide team design of electrical schematics incorporating SoCs/MCUs, power electronics, memory components, and digital interfaces
• Oversee PCB layout and design adhering to performance, cost, mechanical, thermal, and reliability constraints
• Guide design of wire harnesses, cable routing, and electrical distribution systems
• Own design, analysis, and validation quality at component, assembly, and integrated aircraft levels
• Champion design for manufacturability, repairability, and field serviceability
• Engage with PCB/PCBA vendors and suppliers
• Hire, mentor, and grow electrical engineers and manage performance
• Partner cross-functionally with autonomy, mechanical, avionics, software, and flight test leaders

Required qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years of experience designing electrical hardware and shipping products
• 7+ years of experience leading and managing electrical engineering teams
• Hands-on hardware design experience with analog and power design, digital design, and interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI, UART, and CAN
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout
• Experience with lab tools such as bench power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers
• In-depth understanding of PCB manufacturing, product delivery, and experience in testing, validation, and troubleshooting of electrical systems
• Track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent

Nice to have

• Prior experience designing and building prototype vehicles or uncrewed aircraft
• Experience with high-volume production of hardware products
• Prior experience building real-time hardware systems with safety constraints
• Experience with Altium Designer
• Experience designing circuits that drive cameras and/or displays
• Hands-on experience shipping high-complexity hardware in both early-stage startup (0 to 1) and mass-production environments
• Experience with high power systems and batteries

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.