# Electrical Engineer – Unmanned System

Parra Consulting Group (PCG) is hiring an Electrical Engineer - Unmanned Systems to drive the design, integration, and advancement of embedded hardware and UAS technologies supporting critical defense missions. This position works hands-on with microcontrollers, SoMs, RF systems, and UxS platforms, collaborating with cross-discipline engineering teams to evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to mission-focused prototypes and operational systems for small UAS platforms and related ground software. This is a full-time position requiring an active Secret clearance to start and up to 25% CONUS travel. This successful candidate will be responsible for the following: Design custom embedded hardware using microcontrollers, SoMs, or FPGAs. Reverse-engineer circuit boards and embedded systems. Set up and work with basic embedded Linux environments. Evaluate and integrate new technologies into embedded platforms. Collaborate with cross-discipline engineering teams. Develop and integrate capabilities into small UAS/drone platforms and ground software. Capture and analyze RF signals using SDR tools. Document designs and communicate results clearly in writing and presentations. Required

- **Id**: 4191201
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/pcg-electrical-engineer-unmanned-system>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Aberdeen, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T19:23:50Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T14:59:32Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2817
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Management Consulting

## Company

- **Id**: 4420385
- **Name**: PCG
- **Domain**: parrainc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/parrainc>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: BambooHR

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no
- **ArduPilot** — Optional: yes
- **Assembly** — Optional: yes
- **Betaflight** — Optional: yes
- **Binary Ninja** — Optional: yes
- **C** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **Ghidra** — Optional: yes
- **KiCad** — Optional: yes
- **MAVLink** — Optional: yes
- **U-Boot** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T19:23:50Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 60
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T20:45:03Z

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