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See your work fielded fast. Get hands-on with hardware and watch it deployed to customers within months, not years.
Build next-generation defense technology . Our engineering work protects warfighters, reduces collateral damage, and safeguards civilians.
Speed and Accuracy. We move quickly, and you'll see your work through from concept to deployment, not just one slice of the pipeline; no process bottlenecks, we move with speed and agility!
Remote flexibility. This role can be performed remotely, giving you the opportunity to see the fruition of your work while maintaining real work-life balance.
Professional Growth. OKSI is expanding and growing, which means faster-than-typical opportunities to advance your career.
As an Electrical Engineer V, you'll operate as a principal-level technical leader, setting the electrical engineering strategy across OKSI's hardware portfolio and shaping how the company approaches next-generation electronics for defense and environmental science platforms.
Set electrical engineering strategy and technical standards across the full hardware portfolio, spanning mixed-signal PCBs, embedded controllers, and custom sensor systems
Identify and drive adoption of new technologies, tools, and design approaches that improve OKSI's speed, reliability, and competitiveness
Serve as the senior-most technical authority in design reviews, program risk assessments, and customer engagements, including proposal and capture support
Guide architecture decisions for embedded processors, FPGAs, sensors, and power subsystems across the product line, in close partnership with software and systems leadership
Own the technical growth of the electrical engineering team; mentor EE III and IV engineers and help shape hiring and leveling decisions
Lead resolution of the most complex, cross-program hardware issues, including field failures with significant program impact
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Represent OKSI's electrical engineering capabilities to customers, partners, and manufacturing vendors at a strategic level; guide long-term lifecycle and technology roadmap planning
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, plus 10+ years of relevant experience
Extensive track record leading complex electrical systems from concept through fielded deployment, ideally across multiple programs or product lines
Expert-level knowledge of low-power design, sensor integration, and signal conditioning
Deep familiarity with compliance standards (e.g., MIL-STD-461, IPC-610, ISO, ITAR/EAR)
Demonstrated ability to set technical direction and influence outcomes across engineering, program management, and customer stakeholders
Recognized expertise in lab testing, debugging, and root cause analysis
Outstanding communication skills, with experience mentoring senior engineers and engaging directly with customers and leadership
Background in automotive, EV, AV, aerospace, or space industries
Familiarity with guidance and navigation technologies, or inertial/magnetic sensors
Experience with optics and multispectral digital imaging systems
MIL-STD or DO-160 EMC design and test experience
Knowledge of programmable logic design, or signal/power integrity design
Experience transitioning products into full production and shipping at scale
Low-level firmware experience, particularly for bring-up and testing
Privately held defense and aerospace R&D company developing optical sensors, AI/ML, and autonomous systems for government customers.
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Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Remote
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