Electrical Engineer V

Description

Why OKSI?:

• 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.

What You'll Do

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
• Represent OKSI's electrical engineering capabilities to customers, partners, and manufacturing vendors at a strategic level; guide long-term lifecycle and technology roadmap planning

Requirements

What You'll Bring

• 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

Nice to Have

• 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

Compensation and Benefits

• $149,889 - $202,791 annually. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications and the budget allocated for this role.
• Medical, dental, vision fully paid by the employer for the employee
• Three weeks vacation
• Automatic company contribution to 401K – 5% of earned wages (no matching required)
• Educational assistance

ITAR Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

We are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in the application and hiring process.

This employer participates in E-Verify.