Senior Electrical Engineer

SeaLandAire Technologies is a defense contractor in Jackson, Michigan. We provide engineering, build, and field testing for prototypes and products used for data collection applications in difficult environments. These products help our customers collect information crucial to our country’s security.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our growing Electrical Engineering Group. This position involves developing complex concepts into functional prototypes within a rapid development cycle. As a senior member of the group, you will drive the entire design cycle—from initial concept to field testing—and serve as a primary technical authority for circuit design, firmware, and system integration.

In addition to individual design contributions, this role is critical to helping scale our EE Group. You will play a vital role in establishing design standards, streamlining development workflows, and providing high-level technical direction to ensure our engineering deliverables meet rigorous mission requirements.

Project Environment

Project teams include electrical, mechanical, and acoustic engineers, lab technicians, and support staff. The teams work together to create innovative concepts and reliable implementations that focus on customer requirements. Senior Electrical Engineers steer the integration of vital sensing, control, signal processing, and communication functions across projects. You will also serve as a key technical interface for customers, translating their feedback into actionable design requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams to solve complex technical problems with robust, high-reliability hardware/firmware design solutions.
• Guide hardware and embedded software solutions from initial concept through rapid prototyping to production-ready design.
• Write and review high-reliability embedded C code, helping to establish best practices and code quality standards within the EE Group.
• Oversee configuration management, document development using version control systems, and ensure design integrity.
• Optimize, update, and modernize existing design constructs to meet evolving customer needs.
• Oversee and participate in rigorous design verification testing and hands-on field testing of hardware and firmware.
• Collaborate closely with other engineers and technicians within the group, serving as a technical sounding board and assisting with complex design reviews.
• Provide senior-level project leadership, including planning, organizing, assigning, and overseeing the technical execution of engineering work across various projects while communicating regularly with Project Managers and Project Engineers.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering (required).
• 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, with a proven track record of leading complex technical projects and managing design lifecycles.
• U.S. Person status (U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident) due to Department of Defense funding requirements.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance (SeaLandAire will sponsor this process).

Skills

Advanced Circuit Design Skills

• Expert-level schematic capture and PCB layout experience (Altium Designer preferred).
• High proficiency in analog circuits (audio frequencies a major plus).
• Power electronics, digital electronics, and RF design experience.

Embedded and Software Skills

• Deep experience with ARM-based microcontrollers (specifically STM32 family) and C/C++ language.
• Familiarity with Windows/Linux applications and Python for testing and tooling.

Systems Expertise

• Demonstrated experience in data acquisition, audio/acoustic systems, radio telemetry, sensing systems, or underwater systems.

Project & Workflow Skills

• Strong project management, time management, and organizational skills.
• Experience navigating the technical compliance and constraints of defense contracts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interfacing smoothly with engineers, technicians, administrative staff, and customers.

Schedule

This is an on-site, full-time position, with a minimum expectation of 40 hours per week. Hours are somewhat flexible, and occasional extra hours may be required. If you are required to work 45 or more hours in a week, you will be compensated for all hours worked past 40 at your equivalent hourly rate.

Travel

Some travel is expected for field testing, vendor selections, and customer interface.