Hardware Engineer

Los Angeles, United States

At Embention, we have been driven since 2007 by a clear mission: Enabling drones to populate our skies. 

We provide over 700 customers across 70 countries with safety-critical avionics and high-performance components, for advanced air mobility (AAM) including UAVs and eVTOL aircraft, all developed in compliance with the highest aeronautical certification standards (DO178C, DO254, STANAG, etc.).

Our technology supports a wide range of programs, from defense and security applications to urban air mobility, cargo transport, and even space-related recovery projects.

The core of Embention is our R&D organization, with more than 100 engineers across multiple disciplines. Together with the rest of the team, we are a global organization of 175+ professionals aligned around one mission.

Today, Embention has a strong presence in Spain, a growing local team in Los Angeles (USA), and a high-tech production facility in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

As part of our strategic growth, we are now strengthening our footprint in the United States.


💡 Which will be your responsibilities? 

  • Analysis and definition of HW requirements
  • Design of HW architectures
  • Design of schematics and PCBs
  • FMEA risk analysis
  • Validation and verification of functionalities for HW/SW integration
  • Follow-up and technical assistance in the manufacturing of the equipment
  • Generate and publish on time engineering documentation such as schematics, bills of materials, production files, 3D models, drawings, drawings, DCI, preliminary and detailed design documents, analysis and technical compensation reports
  • Thorough and clear documentation of design and analysis results
  • Power electronics expertise: DC-DC converters and topologies, battery management circuits, EMI filtering, protection circuits, opto-coupled control interfaces, etc.
  • Experience in digital electronics: communication interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, RS-422, RS-485...), memories, clocks, logic circuits, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.

🕵️‍♀️  What do we need?

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in electronic engineering, telecommunications engineering or similar
  • Experience in environmental and EMC testing: DO-160, MIL, etc.
  • Experience in high reliability designs, redundancy, etc.
  • Experience in high speed PCB design
  • Experience in power electronics: high power DC/DC converters, inverters, etc.
  • Understanding of electronic circuits and physical principles governing avionics hardware design, such as EMC, ESD, thermal, vibration, outgassing, SEE, etc.
  • Experience with COTS, automotive, space and military electronic components
  • Ability to solve complex design problems under tight deadlines with minimal supervision
  • Experience in thermal and EMI/EMC analysis

📚  What do we value?

  • Knowledge of Eagle, DO-254, Git
  • Knowledge of the UAV sector
  • Ability to work in a cross-functional and multitasking environment
  • Willingness to work in a team
  • Autonomy, decision-making and organisational skills
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills, with proven ability to interact with other disciplines
  • Excellent attention to detail


Embention is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment decisions are made based on experience, qualifications, and alignment with role requirements.