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Electrical Engineer III - Lead

Sierra Nevada Corporation
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Oct 2025
💰 $149,183/yr($108,497/yr$149,183/yr)

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Are you ready to unleash your technical creativity? Dream, Innovate, Inspire and Empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination!

We are seeking a Functional Lead for the Electrical Engineering discipline at SNC IAS. In this role, you will have the ability to chart the course for Electrical Engineering here at the IAS business area via people, processes, tools, and training as well as influence high-level decisions for the betterment of Electrical Engineering. If you've got passion making the lives easier for Electrical Engineers at IAS or if you've got passion for establishing the right way to do things in Electrical Engineering, this is the job for you! Electrical engineers at SNC research, design, develop, test, certify, deploy and improve cutting edge products and services. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to specialized military systems. You'll conceptualize and design new products and processes throughout the product life-cycle from analog and digital assemblies to fully integrated systems.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

We are seeking a Functional Lead for the Electrical Engineering discipline at SNC IAS. In this role, you will have the ability to chart the course for Electrical Engineering here at the IAS business area via people, processes, tools, and training as well as influence high-level decisions for the betterment of Electrical Engineering. If you've got passion making the lives easier for Electrical Engineers at IAS or if you've got passion for establishing the right way to do things in Electrical Engineering, this is the job for you! Electrical engineers at SNC research, design, develop, test, certify, deploy and improve cutting edge products and services. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to specialized military systems. You'll conceptualize and design new products and processes throughout the product life-cycle from analog and digital assemblies to fully integrated systems. 

Responsibilities:

  • Support the Electrical Engineering group through mentorship, talent calibration, hiring, program reviews, and communication.
  • Lead in taking care of the Electrical Engineers at IAS and ensuring that standards are upheld. 
  • Establish/Manage the process for how Electrical Engineering is conducted at IAS; including template creation/management, drawing standards, etc. 
  • Chart the course for current and future tool implementation at IAS including model based definition, digital engineering, electrical load analysis, bundle derating etc. 
  • Develop and administer training for new-hires onboarding in Electrical Engineering at IAS. 

Qualifications You Must Have:

  • Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or other related discipline and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience
  • Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices
  • Understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools (eg. Autocad, Zuke, Catia) 
  • Progressive experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
  • Knowledge of industry standard Electrical Engineering analysis / principles and practices (ASME Y.14, DRM, IEEE 315)
  • Experience composing and analyzing Electrical Load

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