Senior Electrical Engineer

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The Senior Electrical Engineer at Elroy Air will be responsible for the continued development and testing of Chaparral, our hybrid electric VTOL cargo aircraft. The responsibilities will include modifying existing designs, bench testing, flight testing, and troubleshooting our hybrid electric powertrain and electrical systems. You will be involved in the high-voltage power train, electrical systems, harnesses, and testing. This role requires a balance of high-level engineering and hands-on ability to execute tasks across multiple disciplines as we advance the future of middle-mile logistics.

Iron Bird Development: Take charge of the electrical layout, wiring, and assembly of the aircraft’s Iron Bird ground test platform. This skeletal replica of the aircraft’s avionics and power train serves as a non-flying ground test platform. Run tests and analyze data on flight-representative subsystems, wire harnesses, and actuators.

Powertrain: Build, test, and iterate on the hybrid-electric powertrain architecture, including the turbine powerplant, generators, high-voltage motors and battery pack integrations.

High Voltage and Power Distribution: Build, Test, and iterate on the high-voltage distribution network, ensuring strict safety isolation, grounding, EMI/EMC mitigation, and circuit protection. Systematically solve observed issues, propose and implement solutions in collaboration with our multidisciplinary team.

Hands-on Harnessing: Layout, build, and rework complex aerospace-grade wire harnesses. Select connectors, shielding, and routing paths optimized for SWaP-C.

Test and Flight Validation: Define and implement electrical testing strategies. Perform comprehensive test plans, design and build test fixtures, conduct hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, and support ground and flight test operations.

Cross Disciplinary Collaboration: Act as the primary point of contact for electrical considerations, collaborating with mechanical, software, flight test, and systems engineering to rapidly bridge gaps between hardware and software.

Safety and Compliance: Ensure that system testing is conducted safely and implement risk mitigation strategies. Verify that electrical designs adhere to safety standards, participate in safety reviews, and maintain clear documentation to support FAA certification pathways.

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field

5+ years of professional engineering experience, ideally in a fast-paced startup, or small team environment

Proven track record with electric vehicles, eVTOL, or aerospace powertrain and high-voltage DC distribution development

Extensive experience debugging and using lab equipment like oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers

Proficiency in electrical CAD tools for schematic capture, layout, and wire harness design

Demonstrated ability to self manage competing priorities, self-directed tasks, and solve ambiguous problems

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

8+ years of experience in electrical systems design for autonomous systems or VTOL aircraft

Experience with hybrid propulsion systems

Familiarity with aerospace certification frameworks or guidelines

Hands-on experience with flight testing and data analysis using Python or MATLAB

Competitive salary plus equity package

Competitive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability

401(k) with broad access to low-cost investment funds, paid parental leave, and highly flexible vacation policy

Work with a small, diverse, and highly-skilled team

You’ll help define a new category of aerospace and logistics, and you’ll work on systems that have never been built before

As an early member of a growing team, you’ll help shape and define our company culture and values

We encourage you to apply even if you aren’t an exact match for our open role, as many of our team members come from nontraditional backgrounds.

This position will require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Please note that any offer for employment will be conditioned on any required authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations necessary to perform the responsibilities of the position.

Elroy Air does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters that we do not have a written agreement with and all employment activities are managed through our People & Places team. We reserve the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.