Senior Electrical Engineer, Advanced Projects

About the role

Firestorm is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our growing hardware team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for executing complex printed circuit board (PCB) designs across our product lines, with a strong focus on performance, manufacturability, and reliability. You’ll shape, support, and design electrical systems and subsystems for new products and components. Conduct PCB/A design including collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug, and integration with the system.

Responsibilities

• Design high density interconnect (HDI) boards and flexible/flex-rigid circuits for space- and weight-constrained applications
• Determine technical objectives for solution(s) to advanced technical engineering problems
• Apply best practices in PCB design for manufacturability, reliability, and performance
• Interpret and apply IPC standards, PCB material properties, and stack-up requirements
• Design PCBs involving power electronics, RF, high-speed digital, and analog circuits
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, thermal, and test engineering teams throughout the product development cycle
• Interface directly with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors to drive high-quality outcomes
• Manage project timelines, track deliverables, and prioritize work across multiple initiatives
• Ensure all designs meet quality and schedule commitments
• Clearly document technical decisions and present layout reviews to internal stakeholders
• Perform other duties as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field; Master's preferred, or equivalent experience
• U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations & the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance
• 7+ years of professional experience in electrical engineering capacity
• Experience with conducting PCB/A design including collecting requirements, schematic design, component selection, supervision or completion of layout, bring-up, test, debug, and/or integration with the system
• Experience with schematic capture of electrical circuit design software
• Knowledge of high voltage DC power systems
• Familiarity with power architecture and high-speed digital design
• Experience with advanced battery management systems and energy harvesting technologies
• Previous experience working in a fast-paced startup environment
• Experience with Altium
• Experience with compliance requirements and standards in the defense sector
• Familiarity with reliability testing and validation methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with RF systems and analog designs
• Experience with advanced battery management systems and energy harvesting technologies
• Previous experience working in a fast-paced startup environment
• Experience with Altium
• Experience with compliance requirements and standards in the defense sector
• Familiarity with reliability testing and validation methodologies
• Experience with advanced battery management systems and energy harvesting technologies
• Experience with RF systems and analog designs
• Experience with compliance requirements and standards in the defense sector
• Familiarity with reliability testing and validation methodologies