Lead Electrical Engineer

Darkhive is making robotics accessible. We are a new startup focused on the application of robotics to the public safety and defense community through small drones. Our approach in accessibility is built on three pillars of low-cost, ease-of-use, and open interface design to enable extensibility by third parties.

The Role:Darkhive is building disposable sUAS platforms. This requires a unique blend of design and engineering to produce a product our customers love to use. You will create and refine the technology inside the designs, multi-tasking across a range of products to meet requirements and production needs. The role will also require being hands on to conduct research, prototyping, testing, and validation to ensure our products are of quality while maintaining a competitive price point.

You must be comfortable with rapid product development cycles (3-6 months) and have experience with manufacturing of medium-to-high quantities (consumer electronics experience is a plus). If you have wanted to make sure the "right" system is developed for next-level sUAS autonomy, come help us build a vision of making robots safe, easy, and affordable performing real tasks for their human counterparts.

Requirements

You bring:

• B.S. of Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Masters Preferred, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years minimum of experience in electrical commercial hardware engineering and/or sustaining engineering
• Experience with test equipment - multimeter, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.
• Experience debugging electromechanical systems
• Knowledge of schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer or other EDA tools
• Comfort in continuously documenting designs and layouts with sufficient detail for prototype and production
• Experience with layouts for single board computers using system-on-modules
• Experience with power supply circuitry, motor control, and digital circuit design
• Experience with PCIE, MIPI
• Knowledge of common interfaces such as Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART, and USB
• Support design changes or reviews to products
• Create documentation such as ECOs and other process documentation
• Experience testing of prototype hardware, EVT, DVT, etc.
• U.S. Citizenship

Bonus Qualifications:

• Working with suppliers and vendors for both prototyping and production
• Prior experience with gimbal systems, UAVs/Aerospace, or robotics
• Consumer electronics such as IoT camera security systems of cell phones with CCMs
• Experience with GNSS or Wireless Radios
• Knowledge of C/C++ firmware for microcontrollers
• Experience with drone systems and flight control, particularly on small uncrewed aerial systems
• An active security clearance (this is not a requirement for the position).

Process:

• Phone Screen (30 minutes) - Get to know more about the company and tell us about your experience.
• Takehome / Project Review at your own pace. No trick questions.
• Hire / No Hire - Based on video conference review of solution with opportunity to ask questions and meet the team.

Benefits

• Fully Remote
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k
• Unlimited Vacation

Darkhive is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you are someone passionate about making autonomy accessible for everyone, we'd love to hear from you!