About Electra:
Electra’s next gen mission is to develop Ultra Short aircraft, built for Direct Aviation. We are redefining the next level of connectivity, pioneering direct aviation – without airports, emissions, or noise. Electra’s Ultra Short aircraft will revolutionize air travel by bringing it closer to where we live, work, and play, making new connections possible. This makes a new venture like Electra exciting and fast-paced. Headquartered in Northern Virginia, we're on a quest to build a team of insanely talented people who want to do meaningful work.
Job Description
Electra is actively recruiting an Associate Multidisciplinary Engineer to support the design, development, and testing of our hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. As a startup company, Electra is at an early stage, so this position requires a versatile person who is not afraid to work hard and move fast. As the company evolves and grows with time, so will this job. This position is in Manassas, VA. Mainly under supervision, this Engineer will primarily focus on supporting multiple projects and collaborate with senior and principal engineers to accomplish project engineering tasks in multiple disciplines.
Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Design or support the design of various test or prototype systems.
- Prepare and present at gated design reviews to demonstrate the adequacy of the designs and procedures.
- Assist with sourcing suppliers and providing technical inputs (mass, performance, risk) to the program team to support selection.
- Understand program objectives and requirements to conduct trade studies and define architectures, requirements, and interfaces between systems.
- Support system integration, ground and flight tests, and data analysis activities for the aircraft.
- Utilize ground and flight test data to improve the fidelity of the simulation environment and aircraft control laws collaboratively on a multi-disciplinary team to design, test, and implement flight and mission-critical software.
- Integrate and test the systems in the lab and modify software/hardware and designs as needed.
Qualifications & Required Skills
- Competent usage of commercial CAD tools (i.e., SolidWorks, NX, CATIA).
- Fundamental background in electrical engineering
- Hands-on experience with integrating actuators, sensors, and computing platforms.
- Experience implementing and troubleshooting digital communications architectures (RS422, CAN, Ethernet, ARINC429).
- Experience with software and embedded development.
- Proficient with general-purpose test and building equipment (oscilloscope, multimeter, soldering iron, 3D printer, power tools).
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively within a startup environment.
- Ability to write and maintain clean documentation for your design process.
- Track record of working in a team through an aircraft development program.
- Strong program background, work ethic, and interdisciplinary/system thinking to independently meet and lead the areas described by the responsibilities and essential functions.
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, multidisciplinary, mechatronic, aerospace or a related field and
- 0+ years of experience in relevant discipline areas or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience
Additional Desired Skills:
- A Master’s or PhD degree in a relevant engineering discipline is strongly desired.
- Familiarity with software development in C and Java.
- Strong ability to interpret schematics
- Experience with troubleshooting and designing PCBs.
- Experience in embedded programming, C/C++, and Linux systems
- Experience with Linux-based build environments.
- Experience with the aircraft development process and familiarity with aircraft systems.
- Experience with HBM data acquisition systems.
- Experience with machine shops (drill press, lathe, mill, etc.).
- Experience with high-voltage electrical systems.
- Working knowledge of government development programs and contracting.
- US Person (Citizen or Green Card) Preferred
Location: Headquarters in Manassas, VA. To encourage close collaboration this position is 4 - 5 days a week in the Manassas, VA office.
Travel: 25%
Salary: Electra’s salary range for this position is: $53,300.00 to $118,900.00
Our salary ranges reflect the minimum and maximum range for the Company level overall across all locations & projects and does not necessarily reflect the budgeted amount for this position. Individual pay is based on additional factors, including project budgets, job-related skills, experience, relevant education and/or training, role, level, location, and project.
Top Skills
What We Do
Electra is a new aerospace company developing and manufacturing hybrid-electric aircraft to advance urban and regional mobility. Our mission is to decarbonize aviation with clean, quiet, environmentally friendly airplanes that can operate without conventional runways and we are backed by some of the biggest players in aerospace. Our world-class team of engineers isn’t afraid to disrupt the status quo and we plan to change the world with modern ideas that challenge conventional thinking. Electra is headquartered in Northern Virginia with operations in Cambridge, MA, and Switzerland and growing quickly.
