Lead Electrical Engineer

Company Overview

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

The Role

As a Lead Electrical Engineer at Red 6, you will play a key role in the design and development of advanced electronics for aerospace applications. You will design high-reliability printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) capable of withstanding harsh environments and compliant with relevant military standards.

You will be responsible for developing hardware that interfaces with aircraft mission systems and safety-critical systems. This work will span the full product lifecycle — from concept and schematic capture to PCB layout, prototyping, bring-up, and transition to production — with a strong focus on quality, reliability, and compliance.

You will also ensure that robust electrical engineering processes are followed and continuously improved to maintain consistency, traceability, and compliance across projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, development, and integration of electronic hardware for aerospace AR systems.

• Own schematic capture, component placement, and PCB layout.

• Perform prototyping, hardware bring-up, validation, and transition to production for custom CCAs/PCBAs.

• Ensure compliance with environmental, EMC, and MIL-STD requirements for aerospace hardware.

• Maintain and improve electrical engineering processes, documentation, and design standards.

• Conduct power and signal integrity simulations to ensure design robustness.

• Design for and release rigid, flex, and rigid-flex board structures.

• Work directly with manufacturing fabrication and assembly houses to ensure quality, manufacturability, and schedule alignment.

• Lead design reviews, risk assessments, and trade studies to ensure robust, sustainable designs.

• Collaborate with mechanical, software, FPGA, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.

• Select components based on performance, reliability, availability, and cost considerations.

• Debug and troubleshoot complex hardware issues in both development and fielded systems.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

• 10+ years of experience in electronics design, with proven delivery of hardware from concept through bring-up and production.

• Proven track record in designing high-speed digital hardware for aerospace or similarly regulated industries.

• Experience with:

  • High-speed memory (DDR3/DDR4), PCIe 3.0/4.0, DisplayPort, USB 3.0, Ethernet

  • MIPI standards

  • Display and camera system integration

  • Microcontroller-based designs

  • FPGA-based designs (AMD/Xilinx preferred)

  • Power circuit design

• Familiarity with design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for test (DFT).

• Experience working with manufacturing fabrication and assembly houses.

• Experience with power and signal integrity simulation tools.

• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium Designer preferred).

• Skilled in using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power supplies).

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.

• Experience with aerospace environmental qualification testing (DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461).

• Experience with mixed-signal design.

Full-Time Employee Benefits

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)

• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave

• Short and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
  

Note

Red 6 reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.

This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Red 6 has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment.

Red Six Aerospace, Inc, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Compensation Range: $160K - $190K