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Performance Drone Works

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
DenverColoradoUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Jun 16, 2026
Salary
$210,000–$260,000 a year
Full-time

Principal Electrical Engineer

Job description

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, climb, and move about regularly throughout the day and lift / carry up to 25 pounds. Must have manual dexterity to operate standard office or manufacturing equipment as well as various electronic power supplies and test equipment. Must be physically capable of the assigned duties.

Job responsibilities

  • Take ownership of and provide technical leadership for complex multi-board electrical systems across the full electrical development lifecycle including architecture design, schematic capture, PCB layout, bring up and…
  • Drive high-impact initiatives across multiple products, to break hard problems down into actionable solutions.
  • Help identify and tailor industry standards to develop light weight processes to support design, test, quality.
  • Lead technical discussions and design reviews, ensuring architectural integrity, quality, alignment with product and platform strategy and meeting process needs.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including Engineering leadership, Product, Design, production and supply chain.
  • Work closely with manufactures to quote, fabricate, and assemble PCB assemblies and develop relationships to help make production successful.
  • Mentor engineers, working with the team to help develop a lightweight processes based on industry standards and takes engineering to the next level.
  • Support deployments in the field, including hands-on involvement with product testing, demonstrations and live debugging of real-world issues.

Job requirements

  • Strong skills in Altium Designer, including schematic drafting, PCB layout, fabrication and assembly notes, and manufacturing outputs.
  • Expert level knowledge of electronic hardware and system design experience in analog circuit design with a focus on power electronics.
  • Experience designing high-speed digital systems including processor, memory and comms interfaces such as I2C, SPI, RS232, MIPI-CSI, Gigabit etc.
  • Extensive experience with designing PCB stack ups and design constraints to meet the needs for power distribution, signal integrity, interface standards, EMI controls and manufacturability.
  • Significant hands experience in the lab with lab equipment, soldering, debugging and bring-up.
  • Experience designing products for manufacturability, testability, reliability, and high-rate production.
  • Experience performing root cause analysis and corrective actions for complex hardware failures.
  • Proficiency in MS Office tools, including Project.

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