| Job Description | Airware is transforming the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry by creating an operating system and development platform for small commercial UAS, aka commercial drones. That's right, we make the brains for flying robots!
Our platform enables customers to tailor UAS towards any commercial or civil application.
Imagine building a system that helps protect endangered species in Africa from the threat of poachers, or one that allows first responders to get a nearly instant live bird’s-eye view of a disaster zone. At Airware, our engineers work every day with our customers and partners to make such visions a reality.
We're a fast-growing startup company with an exceptional team that combines aerospace expertise with the rapid technology development of Silicon Valley. We’re building an all-star team and looking for the best to join us!
This Role
We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer who will own Airware’s autopilot hardware design, including high-level architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout and mechanical integration, and coordination with manufacturing. The Electrical Engineer will play a critical role as Airware’s electrical expert and will advise the entire team on hardware design best practices.
Responsibilities
•Design Airware’s autopilot avionics and associated electronics
•Perform detailed design of digital and analog circuits, schematic capture, and some PCB layout
•Own the complete hardware design, through manufacture, assembly, and test
•Serve as an electrical engineering expert on a team of engineers with different specialties (hardware, firmware, software, and flight control development)
Minimum Qualifications
•Expert in detailed mixed-signal electrical design
•5+ years of hands-on work experience
•Bachelor of Science or more advanced degree in Electrical Engineering
•Bring a fresh perspective on engineering design to our expert team
•Experience with first article board bringup, debugging and design verification
•Combined hardware/software integration and in-circuit debugging
Preferred Qualifications
•Embedded C/C++ programming under an RTOS on ARM Cortex processors
•Altium Designer schematic/layout experience
•Hands-on prototyping and hardware debugging, including fine-pitch soldering and rework, use of oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
•Knowledge of ESD safety best practices
More About Airware
There is an immense need for quality customizable software and ongoing customer support when it comes to small unmanned aircraft. Airware set out to fill that void by creating AirwareOS, a comprehensive platform for small commercial UAS development. Previous solutions have been either closed black boxes or homebrew, while Airware’s enterprise solution combines autopilot hardware, flexible software architectures, and an API for customization and expansion.
We are a rapidly growing startup, well-funded by two of the world’s pre-eminent technology venture capital firms, Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. |
| | Company | | Airware | Job Code | | State or Province | | California | | |
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