Senior Electrical Engineer

Denver · USD 130,000-160,000 · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Oct 14, 2026

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Red 6 is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to support the creation of next-generation real-time hardware for a first-of-its-kind airborne augmented reality system.
You will own technically challenging electrical designs including power systems, FPGAs, high-speed communication buses, and embedded computer systems while working with a cross-functional team.

Support the creation of next generation real-time hardware for a first-of-its-kind airborne augmented reality system.
Handle technically challenging electrical designs including power systems, FPGAs, high speed communication buses, and embedded computer systems.
Test systems to ensure the product design meets all performance, quality, and reliability requirements.
Manage the product full lifecycle from requirements through prototype, qualification testing, manufacturing, and flight.
Innovate, run trade studies, prototype options, and influence final technical design decisions.
Work with a highly motivated cross-functional team of engineers and program staff while continuously improving standards and best practices for the EE group.

A BS in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
Minimum of 5+ years developing complex electrical systems for aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
Experience with complex airborne or mission-critical systems.
Deep end-to-end expertise developing dense PCBA designs utilizing CPUs, MPUs, GPUs, displays, sensors, and fiber optic communications.
Hands-on experience defining electrical interfaces, power architectures, integration strategies, PCBA and flex circuit designs.
Experience conducting trade studies, design reviews, root cause analysis, performance analysis, and documentation necessary to transform tough engineering problems into manufacturable solutions.
Comfort in the lab with oscilloscopes, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers.
The ability to plan, track, and communicate design work against cost and schedule.
Strong communication skills and a personality style that encourages open discussions and collaboration.
U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Hands-on military flight hardware development experience, especially taking hardware through qualification and airworthiness and into flight on military aircraft.
An MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
Experience with FPGAs, SoCs, SOMs, GPUs, displays, sensors, and test systems.
Test software programming and data analysis.
PCBA design and circuit simulation experience with Altium.
High-speed design experience with DDR3/DDR4, PCIe 3.0/4.0, DisplayPort, USB 3.0, Ethernet, VPX, and rugged computing systems.
Knowledge of avionics protocols like MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN, or other deterministic architectures.
Experience performing troubleshooting, root cause analysis, DFMEA, risk assessment, and performance analyses.

Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave
Short and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401(k) Retirement Plan
Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
Discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance

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