Hiring: Staff Electrical Engineer - Weapons Company: Firestorm Location: San Diego, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:27:06 Target Skills & Keywords : Confluence, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Jira, PCB, Security Clearance About the job Experience: •7 years of electrical engineering experience, including at least 3 years directly supporting safe-and-arm, fuzing, or munitions firing electronics. •At least 3 years directly supporting safe-and-arm, fuzing, or munitions firing electronics. Required Skills: •This career is for electrical engineers who treat safety as a discipline, sweat the details, and thrive in a fast-moving, multi-disciplinary environment. •Serve as the technical owner for ESAD/ESAF integration across Firestorm munition payloads—leading electrical design, integration, test, and certification on sUAS platforms. •Design firing-set electronics—including energy storage and management, charge/fire circuitry, and initiation interfaces for electric initiators. •Architect arming and safety logic—including independent environmental sensing and arming features—to satisfy fuze design safety criteria and prevent inadvertent function. •Develop schematic capture, PCB layout, and mixed-signal designs, addressing signal integrity, power integrity, and reliability across the full operating envelope. •Define and document the electrical interfaces between the ESAD/ESAF, flight controller, payload bus, and host platform via Interface Control Documents (ICDs). •Lead environmental, EMI/EMC, and HERO (Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance) analysis and testing to ensure safe operation in the deployed electromagnetic environment. •Plan and execute test campaigns across bench, environmental, ground, and flight environments—supporting test readiness reviews, arm/fire sequence characterization, and post-test data analysis. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field — or equivalent engineering experience in lieu of a degree. •Minimum of 7 years of electrical engineering experience, including at least 3 years directly supporting safe-and-arm, fuzing, or munitions firing electronics. •Hands-on experience designing firing-set or initiation electronics—energy storage and management, charge/fire circuitry, and electric initiator interfaces. •Solid functional working knowledge of fuze and weapon safety design criteria, including MIL-STD-1316 and related safe-and-arm standards. •Operational familiarity with environmental, EMI/EMC, and HERO considerations for ordnance electronics. •Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interface with other departments and represent the organization as a prime technical contact. •Customer-focused mindset with the ability to formulate and implement plans to resolve technical engineering problems. •U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance. •Direct experience designing ESAD/ESAF systems for guided munitions, loitering munitions, or air-delivered weapons. •Applied hands-on capability in electric initiation systems such as exploding bridgewire (EBW), exploding foil initiators (EFI), or hot-wire devices. Compensation: •$170,000 - $220,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!