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
Skills Required
- 4 to 10 years of experience as an electrical engineer
- Breadth across electrical domains including 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
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Ability to hold technical discussions with senior engineering leaders
- Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate
- Curiosity about electrical engineering beyond professional work, such as personal projects
- Experience in a space and defense setting
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
