Location: Huntsville, AL
Work Arrangement: On-Site
Employment Type: Direct Placement
Experience Level: Senior / Technical Leadership
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship Required | Ability to Obtain and Maintain a Secret Security Clearance
Position Overview
HRecruit is recruiting an experienced Electrical Engineering Lead for a direct placement opportunity in Huntsville, Alabama, supporting the development of advanced Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) and defense technologies.
This position combines senior-level electrical engineering expertise with hands-on technical leadership. The Electrical Engineering Lead will guide a small team of engineers across multiple concurrent development programs, providing technical direction, mentoring junior engineers, managing engineering priorities, and ensuring the quality and timely delivery of electrical hardware designs.
The ideal candidate brings a strong background in defense electronics, experience leading technical engineering teams, and the ability to take ownership of complex electrical design and integration challenges. This individual will work closely with mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams to develop reliable electronic solutions for demanding military applications.
This is an on-site position in Huntsville, Alabama, offering the opportunity to lead meaningful engineering work while remaining closely involved in technical design and development.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead for electrical engineering activities supporting multiple Remote Weapon System development programs.
- Provide technical direction and oversight for the architecture, design, development, and integration of complex electrical and electronic systems.
- Lead, mentor, and coach a small team of electrical engineers, supporting their technical growth and professional development.
- Assign, prioritize, and coordinate engineering tasks across concurrent programs to meet project requirements and milestones.
- Maintain accountability for electrical engineering schedules, technical deliverables, design quality, and overall team performance.
- Lead technical design reviews and ensure electrical hardware designs meet applicable aerospace and defense quality requirements.
- Collaborate with systems, software, and mechanical engineering teams to support the integration of electrical hardware into mechanical gimbals, slip rings, and complete weapon system architectures.
- Provide engineering guidance on technical challenges involving system integration, hardware reliability, and design performance.
- Promote a collaborative engineering environment focused on technical excellence, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Communicate engineering progress, technical risks, and design recommendations to program leadership and other stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of progressively responsible engineering experience, including demonstrated technical leadership responsibilities.
- Proven experience leading or managing small engineering teams in a fast-paced technical environment.
- Experience working in a U.S. government contracting or defense environment.
- Strong understanding of electrical engineering design, development, and integration principles.
- Ability to coordinate engineering activities across multiple projects while maintaining technical quality and schedule commitments.
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret-level U.S. security clearance.
- Ability to work on-site in Huntsville, Alabama.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience with Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) or related defense hardware, including mechanical gimbals, slip rings, and ruggedized electronic systems.
- Advanced experience with electronic schematic capture, multilayer printed circuit board (PCB) design, and hardware development.
- Experience integrating microcontrollers and Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
- Knowledge of high-voltage pulsed power systems.
- Experience with brushless DC (BLDC) motor drives and associated control electronics.
- Experience with high-speed video capture and transmission, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, or fiber-optic communication systems.
- Advanced proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout; experience with Cadence or Expedition may also be considered.
- Strong understanding of electromagnetic principles, circuit theory, and electronics manufacturing considerations for safety-critical applications.
- Experience leading engineering design reviews, communicating with customers, and presenting technical information to leadership.
- Strong technical problem-solving skills and the ability to guide complex engineering decisions across multiple disciplines.
About the Opportunity
This position offers the opportunity to lead electrical engineering efforts supporting advanced defense technologies, including Remote Weapon Systems and counter-unmanned aircraft applications.
The Electrical Engineering Lead will play an important role in shaping technical solutions, developing engineering talent, and ensuring successful delivery of complex electronic hardware across multiple programs.
This opportunity is particularly well suited for an experienced electrical engineer who enjoys staying technically engaged while leading a team, solving challenging hardware design problems, and taking ownership of engineering outcomes.
For someone who values hands-on technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the opportunity to contribute directly to mission-critical defense technology, this position offers an engaging next step.
