Electrical Engineer
Tycho.AI
Electrical Engineer
Tycho.AI
Resilient autonomous navigation for unmanned vehicles
Tycho.AI builds autonomy systems operating in GPS- and comms-denied environments. Backed by VCs with unicorn wins and trusted by defense customers, our team is rethinking autonomy from the chip up using modular AI, advanced visual-inertial sensing, and real-time edge-compute to unlock next-gen mission capability.
Tycho.AI is looking for an Electrical Engineer with specialization in board development and RF to join our hardware team and support the design and development of our air vehicles. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in electrical architecture design and PCB design, with RF integration skills to help design, build, and deploy the hardware that powers our autonomous systems. This role is hands-on and ideal for an engineer who enjoys taking designs from concept through prototype, test, and production.
Select components based on mission, electrical, thermal, and mechanical needs.
Design electrical board assemblies.
Perform board layout, sourcing and purchasing, programming, testing, and debug.
Perform RF link budget and bandwidth analyses based on mission needs.
Select components and design RF chain.
Implement encoding and compression algorithms.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
3+ years of relevant experience in electrical design, prototyping, and manufacturing.
Experience with Altium.
Working knowledge of RF hardware: radios, software-defined radios, antennas, amplifiers, etc.
Experience with UAS-relevant radios - RFD, Microhard, Silvus, or similar.
Willingness to perform field testing of RF components
Experience with SDR
Experience with compression algorithms and encoding methods
Experience with GNSS
Experience with FPGAs
Experience with radars
Experience with optical sensors
Comfort with Jira
Be part of a rapidly scaling startup defining the future of autonomous intelligence.
Collaborative, high-trust culture that values innovation, execution, and continuous learning.
Competitive salary, meaningful equity, and generous benefits package.
Tycho AI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status.
Tycho AI participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization in the United States. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. and may be subject to a government security clearance process
Tycho AI builds navigation and AI systems for unmanned vehicles that can operate without GPS or reliable communications. Their platform combines proprietary software with multi-modal sensor fusion, visual-inertial odometry, and machine learning, running on custom low-SWaP hardware such as FPGAs and ASICs. This enables real-time, edge-based decision-making and precise navigation even in harsh environments, without needing a remote operator. The product is modular and interoperable, so it can work across different drone and autonomous vehicle platforms. Unlike many rivals, Tycho AI targets GPS-denied and contested scenarios, with field-tested performance for high-speed, low-altitude maneuvers and obstacle avoidance, and a strong emphasis on government and military contracts. The company aims to scale its autonomous navigation technology across defense and commercial customers, accelerating product development, flight testing, and deployments with government partners.
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