Senior Electrical Engineer

About the company Our client is a software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Draw on deep hands-on electrical engineering experience to create practical technical exercises for engineering organizations across several sectors. Guide a small group of contract and intern engineers, consult directly with senior engineering leaders, and lead an internal research effort that maps out the skills within the discipline. What you'll do - Author practical exercises in board layout, schematic capture and circuit analysis for clients in aerospace, robotics and manufacturing. - Direct a group of contractors and interns, handing out assignments and reviewing the quality of their output. - Hold discovery conversations with engineering directors and vice presidents to learn how their teams work and shape content to fit. - Lead a research initiative that decomposes electrical engineering into its component skills and coverage areas. - Partner closely with the founder and a mechanical engineer on product direction. Requirements What we're looking for - 4 to 10 years of experience as an electrical engineer, ideally in a space and defense setting. - Breadth across electrical domains such as power, avionics, embedded systems and controls. - Proficiency with at least one ECAD tool, such as Altium or KiCad. - End-to-end PCB and schematic design experience. - Senior engineer level or above. - Experience interviewing or mentoring junior engineers. - BS or MS in Electrical Engineering. - Comfort holding technical discussions with senior engineering leaders at client companies. - Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate. - Curiosity about electrical engineering beyond the day job, such as personal projects. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 130,000 to 200,000 per year - Equity Location and work model - San Francisco, CA, United States - Hybrid, minimum 3 days per week in office - Full-time