Electrical Engineer
You in This Role As an Electrical Engineer – UAV Electronics at Unusual Machines, you will lead the design and layout of printed circuit boards for a wide range of FPV and UAV electronics. You’ll own designs from early concept and schematic capture through PCB layout, prototyping, bring-up, and production release.
This role is highly hands-on and product-focused. You’ll immediately contribute to several in-progress designs while also shaping future product lines across flight controllers, ESCs, power distribution boards, sensor modules, and radio/FPV electronics. You’ll work closely with firmware, test, and manufacturing teams to ensure designs are robust, manufacturable, and ready to scale.
A Day in the Life
• Designing schematics and multi-layer PCBs in Altium Designer
• Routing high-speed digital, power, and mixed-signal designs for UAV applications
• Reviewing layouts for signal integrity, power integrity, EMI, and manufacturability
• Generating manufacturing deliverables such as Gerbers/ODB++, BOMs, and assembly drawings
• Supporting prototype bring-up, hardware debugging, and production issues
• Collaborating with firmware and test engineers during board validation
• Maintaining and improving component libraries and design standards
What You’ll Do
• Perform schematic capture and PCB design/layout in Altium Designer for complex UAV electronics
• Design power, digital, and mixed-signal circuits for flight controllers, ESCs, and related hardware
• Generate complete manufacturing packages, including Gerbers/ODB++, pick-and-place files, and BOMs
• Support board bring-up, validation, and production test efforts
• Debug hardware issues and support manufacturing as designs move into volume production
• Apply DFM, DFT, and EMI/EMC best practices throughout the design process
• Maintain component libraries, footprints, and design documentation
What You’ll Bring
Required:
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent relevant experience
• 3+ years of hands-on PCB design for embedded systems (UAV, FPV, robotics, or similar)
• Strong experience with schematic capture and PCB layout in Altium Designer
• Solid understanding of power electronics, MCUs, sensors, and common interfaces (SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB)
• Experience with prototype bring-up, manufacturing test, and hardware debugging
Preferred:
• Experience designing high-density, multi-layer boards for flight electronics
• Familiarity with FPV/UAV systems and real-time embedded constraints
• Experience supporting products from prototype through volume production
What You’ll Gain
• Ownership of PCB designs used in real-world FPV and UAV systems
• Hands-on involvement across the full hardware development lifecycle
• Close collaboration with firmware, test, and manufacturing teams
• The opportunity to contribute to multiple product lines and future platforms
• A high-impact engineering role supporting advanced UAV electronics
You’ll collaborate closely with Electrical, Firmware, Test, and Manufacturing teams to deliver reliable, high-performance hardware that supports Unusual Machines’ growing FPV and UAV product portfolio.Top of Form
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Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision
- 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO
- Catered lunches for all employees every day of the week
- Employee product discounts
About Us
Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focused on the small and First-Person View (FPV) segments of the drone market. Our brands - Rotor Riot and Fat Shark - are two of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community.
We’re expanding into enterprise and defense - bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue, STEM education, and military innovation. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we’re solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.
If you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll feel right at home here.
We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Unusual Machines participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.
We unfortunately cannot offer visa sponsorship for this position.