Swarm Aero
EWIS Design Engineer
$130K–$190K
Oxnard · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years; no stated alternatives.
- Visa sponsorship
- US person status required. Under ITAR, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Designs and integrates aircraft electrical and avionics systems for autonomous UAVs, supporting development through flight test and production.
What you'll do
- Design aircraft electrical systems, including power distribution, harness routing, connector selection, and load analysis.
- Integrate avionics and cabling into airframes; develop schematics, wiring diagrams, and interface requirements.
- Support flight-test fault investigations, root-cause analysis, and airworthiness documentation.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of avionics or aircraft electrical engineering experience on aerospace, defense, or UAS platforms.
- Hands-on aircraft electrical system design experience, including power distribution, wire harness design, and load analysis.
- Proficiency with wiring harness design tools and cable-routing tools, or equivalent.
- Experience taking avionics or electrical systems from design through hardware integration and flight test.
Nice to have
- Experience on UAS or unmanned aircraft programs.
- Experience with MIL-STD-461 testing, EMI/EMC analysis, and mitigation on flight vehicles.
Pay
$130K – $190K (base salary)
Tools
Zuken, Capital, Artifact, Solidworks/Catia Electrical, NX Electrical, CreoParametric, Python, MIL-STD-461
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