Principal Aircraft Electrical Engineer
Executive Recruiting Group
Apply to this job mountan view, California, US remote Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 19, 2026 Last posted March 19, 2026
Job description
We are seeking a Principal Aircraft Electrical Engineer that has clean sheet design development experience through to flight test and certification.
What You’ll Do
- Design HV/LV power architecture including generation, conversion, and distribution.
- Create wiring diagrams & EWIS bundles per AS50881; run load-flow and failure-mode analysis.
- Ensure compliance with MIL-STD-704,-461, & DO-160G sections 16-19.
- Integrate autonomy compute racks with liquid-cooling or forced-air solutions.
- Support EMI/EMC test campaigns and lightning-indirect effects analysis.
Requirements
- B.S. EE or similar
- 10 + years aircraft electrical-power-system design.
- CAD experience
- Proven record of integrating air vehicle power conversion and generation
- Proven record solving tricky grounding/noise issues on composite airframes.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
A Plus
- Experience with high-voltage battery systems or hybrid-electric propulsion.
- DER or ODA UM Experience for EWIS.
About this role
Summary
Designs aircraft electrical power systems, integrates components, and ensures compliance for flight certification.
Job title
Principal Aircraft Electrical Engineer
Experience level
10+ years
Industry
aerospace
Location requirements
mountain view, california, with remote options allowed
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
B.S. EEaircraft electrical-power-system designCADpower conversiongrounding/noise issues
Preferred skills
high-voltage batterieshybrid-electric propulsionDERODA UM
Specializations
power systemsaircraft wiringEMI/EMCautonomy computingpower architecture
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Mountain View, CA, USA
Hybrid City
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