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Principal Electrical Engineer

Neon Aerospace

Irvine, USA

Lead · 12+ years experience

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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
12+ years of experience developing and shipping complex electronic systems.
Demonstrated ownership of system-level electrical architecture for embedded control, avionics, industrial control, automotive, robotics, medical, aerospace, or similarly high-reliability products.
Deep hands-on experience with embedded digital and mixed-signal hardware, including microcontroller-based systems, sensing, communications, and board-level power architecture.
Strong proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design using Altium or equivalent ECAD tools.
Strong understanding of processor selection, watchdog and reset architecture, communication interfaces, sensor interfacing, low-voltage power conversion, grounding, isolation, and EMI/EMC.
Experience designing fault-tolerant or redundant electronic architectures and reasoning about failure detection, fault containment, and safe-state behavior.
Experience bringing electronic assemblies from concept through prototype, qualification, industrialization, and production.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical decisions involving electrical hardware, embedded software, systems engineering, mechanical design, test, manufacturing, and suppliers.
Strong lab and debugging capability using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, programmable supplies, electronic loads, data acquisition, and related instrumentation.
Preferred Experience
Command/monitor or other redundant safety-critical controller architectures.
Flight control computers, actuator controllers, avionics LRUs, embedded compute platforms, sensor interfaces, or vehicle-control electronics.
DO-254 hardware development experience and familiarity with DAL-driven hardware architecture and verification.
Familiarity with DO-160, ARP4754A/B, ARP4761, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, or comparable safety-critical and environmental standards.
Experience with CAN / CAN FD, ARINC 825, ARINC 429, Ethernet, RS-422/485, SPI, BiSS, resolver/LVDT interfaces, or similar sensing and communication technologies.
Experience with safety-oriented or aviation-pedigree microcontrollers and processors.
FPGA or programmable-logic experience for monitoring, I/O, timing, or safety functions.
MATLAB, Python, SPICE, or similar tools for analysis, test automation, or data reduction.
Experience in aerospace, automotive, robotics, consumer hardware, industrial controls, medical devices, or other environments where electronics must be both high-performance and production-ready.
Why Join Us
Work alongside elite engineering talent and innovators from across aerospace and tech.
Be part of a team moving faster than the industry standard.
Shape solutions that are lower-cost, autonomous, and scalable: the future of aviation.
Competitive compensation, including equity participation, growth opportunities, and full health benefits (health, vision, dental, 401(k)) designed to support you in and out of work.
This is the expected compensation range for this role. Final compensation will be based on role scope, experience, skills, internal equity and location. This role may also be eligible for bonus/equity/benefits, if applicable.
$210,000 — $325,000 USD
Neon Aero, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.
We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
All final candidates must successfully complete a background check and drug screening as a condition of employment.
At this time, Neon Aero and its divisions are not accepting unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies.

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This is the expected compensation range for this role. Final compensation will be based on role scope, experience, skills, internal equity and location. This role may also be eligible for bonus/equity/benefits, if applicable.

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