Senior Electrical Engineer (R&D)

Senior Electrical Engineer (R&D)

DeltaQuad

Duivendrecht, Netherlands

The role

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll be responsible for the architecture, development and integration of electronic hardware across our UAV platforms. You'll work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Software, Systems Engineering and Production to translate product requirements into reliable, manufacturable designs.

This is not purely a hardware design role. You'll also work directly with suppliers, coordinate technical development activities and ensure electronic subsystems are delivered on time, within specification and ready for production.

We're looking for someone who has experience developing highly integrated electronic products. Think of the complexity behind designing a smartphone: combining processors, power management, RF communication, sensors, high-speed interfaces and embedded hardware into one reliable, production-ready product. That level of systems thinking is exactly what we're looking for.

Your responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware for UAV systems.
• Define electronic architectures from concept through production.
• Develop analogue and digital circuits, power electronics and communication interfaces.
• Work closely with Embedded Software Engineers on hardware/software integration.
• Support RF integration and communication systems.
• Manage technical development activities for electronic subsystems.
• Coordinate suppliers throughout design, prototyping and production.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts and prototypes.
• Perform testing, validation and root cause analysis.
• Support Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Test (DfT) and Design for Assembly (DfA).
• Drive continuous improvements in reliability, manufacturability and cost.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics.
• Several years of experience developing complex electronic products.
• Proven ability to design complete electronic systems, from requirements through production.
• Experience with PCB architecture, schematic design and multi-layer PCB development.
• Experience working with Embedded Systems.
• Good understanding of RF electronics and communication systems.
• Experience working with external suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable coordinating multiple technical workstreams simultaneously.
• Hands-on mentality and able to move between concept development and production support.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to have

• Experience developing highly integrated products such as smartphones, communication devices, IoT products, robotics or other advanced embedded systems.
• Experience with EMC/EMI compliance.
• Experience with UAVs, aerospace or defence products.
• Familiarity with high-speed digital design.
• Experience with wireless communication technologies.