Senior Electrical Engineer

Technology Development | Sanford, FL | Onsite | Full-TimeAt Hoverfly Technologies, the Technology Development team operates at the front edge of our product roadmap: evaluating emerging technologies, building prototypes, and proving next-generation unmanned and defense systems in real operational environments. This is not a sustaining role or a narrow PCB position. As our Senior Electrical Engineer, you will take an ambiguous technical challenge, define the solution, personally execute the electrical design, integrate it into a complete aircraft or ground system, and validate it in the lab and the field.Why You Want This JobYou'll build and test prototype electronics for tethered UAS platforms supporting active Army and defense programsDirect ownership from concept to prototype, no waiting for complete requirements and no handing off the hard partsFlight test and field demonstration access; your work is evaluated in real operational environments, not just on a benchWork alongside a tight-knit engineering team in Sanford, FL, where your decisions shape the next generation of unmanned systemsComprehensive healthcare, paid time off, retirement savings plan, plus occasional in-office perks like wellness events and catered mealsWhat You'll OwnTurn operational needs and emerging requirements into practical architectures and working prototypesDesign power, embedded control, mixed-signal, communications, sensing, and compute electronicsOwn schematics, component selection, simulation, PCB development, board bring-up, debug, and verificationIntegrate hardware with mechanical systems, embedded software, flight controls, payloads, and customer systemsMake tradeoffs across capability, weight, power, thermal, EMI/EMC, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and scheduleLead failure analysis; test in the lab, in flight, in environmental evaluation, and in field demonstrationsHow You WorkYou create solutions rather than waiting for complete requirements, move comfortably from architecture to detailed design to field testing, know when to analyze and when to build and collect data, challenge assumptions while holding a strong safety and reliability discipline, and measure success by demonstrated capability in the field.What We're Looking ForYou have personally created and delivered complex electrical systems and can explain what you designed, why, what failed, and how the final system performed. Unmanned systems, robotics, aerospace, defense, avionics, power electronics, and automotive backgrounds all fit; ownership matters more than direct UAS experience.Relevant experience includes several of the followingHigh-voltage / high-power DC conversion and distributionHigh-speed design i.e. USB, Ethernet, DDR memory, microcontrollers, microprocessors, orFPGAsMixed-signal design or motor controlEmbedded processors, compute modules, and sensor interfacesEMI/EMC troubleshooting; MIL-STD-461 or similar requirementsBoard bring-up, instrumentation, debugging, and failure analysisPackaging, thermal management, ruggedization, and DFM/DFTBasic QualificationsB.S. in Electrical Engineering or a closely related disciplineHands-on development of complex hardware, concept through verificationSchematic capture and PCB tools such as Altium DesignerStrong lab, debugging, instrumentation, and failure analysis skillsMust be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee in accordance with ITAR (22 C.F.R. §120.62)Onsite in Sanford, Florida