Senior Electrical Engineer

About the role

FlightWave, a wholly owned subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our team. We are a dynamic and growing drone technology company focused on manufacturing UAS platforms for defense, public safety, and other government security organizations. We’re hiring electrical engineers to design, build, and validate robust eVTOL drones for the next-generation of short- and medium-range reconnaissance. If you have at least 5-7 years of hands-on experience in RF, BMS, Power/PI, or embedded motor control, and you’re eager to grow across the stack we want to talk!

Responsibilities

• Own schematics, layout, bring-up, and verification of projects
• Design, simulate, and debug RF front ends (e.g., 0.9–6 GHz radios, filters, LNAs/PAs, antennas, matching networks)
• Architect regulated power trees; perform PI analysis (DC drop, impedance targets, ripple, transient response)
• Implement BLDC/PMSM motor control (FOC, trapezoidal, sensored/sensorless) on MCUs; tune current/velocity/position loops
• Develop embedded C/C++ firmware for real-time control, drivers, and diagnostics; integrate with higher-level systems
• Drive PCB layout for SI/PI/RF constraints: stackup, return paths, stitching vias, diff-pair routing, creepage/clearance
• Plan and execute test campaigns: DVT/EMI/EMC/ESD/thermal; use lab gear (VNA, spectrum analyzer, DSO, power analyzer)
• Design and validate Battery Management Systems (BMS): cell balancing, protection and safety (OV/UV, OC/OT), SoC/SoH estimation, coulomb counting, pack telemetry, contactor/relay control, charging profiles, and thermal management
• Write clear documentation: design notes, test reports, and manufacturing/bring-up procedures
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing on design trade-offs, reliability, and producibility