Electrical Systems Engineer Jobs in Florida
Electrical Systems Engineer jobs in Florida are among the most active in the country, concentrated in aerospace and defense, shipbuilding, energy infrastructure, and semiconductor manufacturing, with openings at every level from entry-level design roles through senior systems architects. The heaviest hiring is in the Orlando, Tampa, and Miami metro areas, where employers like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and L3Harris have deep, lasting operations across central and south Florida. The most in-demand specialties include avionics integration, power distribution systems, and embedded systems design. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Avionics / Aircraft Electrical Technician 3
Palm Beach, FL
At Gulfstream, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in inspiring and empowering every individual to reach their fullest potential. From workforce development and meaningful connections to a culture of trust, respect, and integrity, we invest in our employees so they can do their best work and achieve success together. Creating and delivering the world’s finest aviation experience starts with our people—and when our people thrive, so does our mission.
Why Gulfstream
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Generous paid time off
- Opportunity to work on world-class business jets with cutting-edge avionics systems
- A culture built on safety, quality, and continuous improvement
- Career growth supported by training to potentially including A&P fast track program, mentorship, and advancement opportunities
What You Will Do
- Provide advanced technical expertise in testing, troubleshooting, and repairing avionics and aircraft electrical systems
- Perform operational and functional testing to ensure defect-free aircraft delivery
- Install and functionally test avionics/electrical components per engineering specs, drawings, and manuals
- Lead troubleshooting efforts and mentor team members on diagnostics and repair techniques
- Repair or replace defective wiring and components using approved methods (splicing, soldering, pinning)
- Set up and operate test equipment to verify system performance and reliability
- Ensure all work meets conformity standards and is fully documented in logs and required paperwork
- Support engineering changes and modifications while maintaining safety and quality standards
- Pre-inspect work to reduce rework and improve efficiency
- Enforce FOD, tool control, 5S, and all safety programs
- Coordinate across disciplines to meet production schedules and adapt to changing priorities
- Support final phase testing and certification, including potential aircraft flight tests
What You Will Bring
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 5 years of experience in an avionics/electrical field (2 years of accredited aviation electronics schooling may offset experience)
- Strong experience troubleshooting avionics and aircraft electrical systems required
- Business jet avionics troubleshooting experience preferred
- A&P license, FCC license, or NCATT certification preferred
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematic diagrams
- Strong working knowledge of avionics systems and, preferably, other aircraft systems (hydraulics, flight controls, landing gear, environmental systems)
- APU and engine run qualifications preferred
- Proven ability to mentor others and lead technical problem-solving efforts
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English
- Must be able to work any shift
Apply Now
Take your expertise to the next level and be part of a team committed to excellence. Join Gulfstream and help us continue “to create and deliver the world’s finest aviation experience.”
Unique Skills:
Experience troubleshooting avionics and aircraft electrical systems required.
Experience troubleshooting avionics and aircraft electrical systems on business jets preferred
Education and Experience Requirements
Job Description
- Demonstrates superior technical skills and expertise in avionics and acft systems operational testing and troubleshooting .
- Teaches the installation and functionally testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system .
- Ensures quality and efficiency of all installations: troubleshoots and teaches troubleshooting processes/concepts to provide timely, quality repairs of malfunctioning systems .
- Demonstrates the skills and knowledge required. to effective and efficiently repair or replace defective components and wiring to ensure installations meet conformity. Demonstrates effective repair techniques using acceptable practices including splicing, soldering and pinning of wiring .
- Oversees the performance and compliance with engineering changes and modifications as required.
- Sets up and operates necessary test equipment. Conducts functional and operational tests to evaluate performance and reliability .
- Demonstrates through diligent compliance the importance of maintaining daily logs and other paperwork. Ensures that all work performed on the acft is properly and completely documented .
- As required, pre-inspects work of others prior to submitting to inspection for approval to reduce rework and inspection time .
- Provides the knowledge and technical expertise in testing and maintaining test equipment and electronic systems and components as required.
- Enforces the company FOD program, tool control program, 5-S program and all safety regulations .
- Adapts to sudden schedule changes .
- Coordinates with other disciplines concerning projects .
- Where required, teaches the installation and functionally testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system .
- Self inspection capability for all avionics testing functions in applicable areas .
- In support of acft certification and final phase testing, may include flight tests on acft as required. .
- Preferred proficiency in the operation and troubleshooting of other acft systems or disciplines other than avionics, such as hydraulics, landing gear, flight controls, environmental controls or structural installations and repairs.
- APU run qualification and engine run qualification preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints and schematic diagrams.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Additional Information
Requisition Number: 235086
Category: Service Center
Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%
Shift: Multiple Shifts
Employment Type: Full-time
Posting End Date: 08/31/2026
Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.
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Copyright © 2025 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. All Rights Reserved. A General Dynamics Company.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically-advanced business jet aircraft
Avionics / Aircraft Electrical Technician 3
Palm Beach, FL
At Gulfstream, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in inspiring and empowering every individual to reach their fullest potential. From workforce development and meaningful connections to a culture of trust, respect, and integrity, we invest in our employees so they can do their best work and achieve success together. Creating and delivering the world’s finest aviation experience starts with our people—and when our people thrive, so does our mission.
Why Gulfstream
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Generous paid time off
- Opportunity to work on world-class business jets with cutting-edge avionics systems
- A culture built on safety, quality, and continuous improvement
- Career growth supported by training to potentially including A&P fast track program, mentorship, and advancement opportunities
What You Will Do
- Provide advanced technical expertise in testing, troubleshooting, and repairing avionics and aircraft electrical systems
- Perform operational and functional testing to ensure defect-free aircraft delivery
- Install and functionally test avionics/electrical components per engineering specs, drawings, and manuals
- Lead troubleshooting efforts and mentor team members on diagnostics and repair techniques
- Repair or replace defective wiring and components using approved methods (splicing, soldering, pinning)
- Set up and operate test equipment to verify system performance and reliability
- Ensure all work meets conformity standards and is fully documented in logs and required paperwork
- Support engineering changes and modifications while maintaining safety and quality standards
- Pre-inspect work to reduce rework and improve efficiency
- Enforce FOD, tool control, 5S, and all safety programs
- Coordinate across disciplines to meet production schedules and adapt to changing priorities
- Support final phase testing and certification, including potential aircraft flight tests
What You Will Bring
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 5 years of experience in an avionics/electrical field (2 years of accredited aviation electronics schooling may offset experience)
- Strong experience troubleshooting avionics and aircraft electrical systems required
- Business jet avionics troubleshooting experience preferred
- A&P license, FCC license, or NCATT certification preferred
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematic diagrams
- Strong working knowledge of avionics systems and, preferably, other aircraft systems (hydraulics, flight controls, landing gear, environmental systems)
- APU and engine run qualifications preferred
- Proven ability to mentor others and lead technical problem-solving efforts
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English
- Must be able to work any shift
Apply Now
Take your expertise to the next level and be part of a team committed to excellence. Join Gulfstream and help us continue “to create and deliver the world’s finest aviation experience.”
Unique Skills:
Experience troubleshooting avionics and aircraft electrical systems required.
Experience troubleshooting avionics and aircraft electrical systems on business jets preferred
Education and Experience Requirements
Job Description
- Demonstrates superior technical skills and expertise in avionics and acft systems operational testing and troubleshooting .
- Teaches the installation and functionally testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system .
- Ensures quality and efficiency of all installations: troubleshoots and teaches troubleshooting processes/concepts to provide timely, quality repairs of malfunctioning systems .
- Demonstrates the skills and knowledge required. to effective and efficiently repair or replace defective components and wiring to ensure installations meet conformity. Demonstrates effective repair techniques using acceptable practices including splicing, soldering and pinning of wiring .
- Oversees the performance and compliance with engineering changes and modifications as required.
- Sets up and operates necessary test equipment. Conducts functional and operational tests to evaluate performance and reliability .
- Demonstrates through diligent compliance the importance of maintaining daily logs and other paperwork. Ensures that all work performed on the acft is properly and completely documented .
- As required, pre-inspects work of others prior to submitting to inspection for approval to reduce rework and inspection time .
- Provides the knowledge and technical expertise in testing and maintaining test equipment and electronic systems and components as required.
- Enforces the company FOD program, tool control program, 5-S program and all safety regulations .
- Adapts to sudden schedule changes .
- Coordinates with other disciplines concerning projects .
- Where required, teaches the installation and functionally testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system .
- Self inspection capability for all avionics testing functions in applicable areas .
- In support of acft certification and final phase testing, may include flight tests on acft as required. .
- Preferred proficiency in the operation and troubleshooting of other acft systems or disciplines other than avionics, such as hydraulics, landing gear, flight controls, environmental controls or structural installations and repairs.
- APU run qualification and engine run qualification preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints and schematic diagrams.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Additional Information
Requisition Number: 235086
Category: Service Center
Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%
Shift: Multiple Shifts
Employment Type: Full-time
Posting End Date: 08/31/2026
Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.
Legal Information | Site Utilities | Contacts | Sitemap
Copyright © 2025 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. All Rights Reserved. A General Dynamics Company.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically-advanced business jet aircraft
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- Consulting & Professional Services
What Florida Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in electrical systems engineer jobs across Florida.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or closely related engineering discipline required
- Experience with systems integration, schematic design, or electrical subsystem testing preferred
- Proficiency with CAD or EDA tools such as AutoCAD Electrical, Altium, or similar software
- Familiarity with aerospace, defense, or energy industry standards including MIL-SPEC or NEC
- Strong background in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and design verification processes
- Ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. security clearance for defense-sector positions
Electrical Systems Engineer Jobs in Florida: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a electrical systems engineer in Florida?
The standard path starts with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program, which is the baseline requirement for most Florida employers. Florida follows the national Professional Engineer licensing framework administered by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, and earning your PE license significantly broadens the roles available to you, particularly in infrastructure and government contracting. Many Florida employers, especially in aerospace and defense, also look for candidates pursuing or holding a Fundamentals of Engineering credential as an early career milestone.
How much do electrical systems engineers make in Florida?
Electrical systems engineers in Florida earn a median of about $104,780 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $65,090 for the lowest 10% to over $164,210 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire electrical systems engineers in Florida?
Employers hiring electrical systems engineers in Florida right now include Great Lakes Petroleum, Albireo Energy, and AEVEX, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Florida's concentration of aerospace primes, defense contractors, and utility companies means demand for this role is distributed across both major metros and suburban defense corridors around Orlando and Melbourne.
Which Florida cities have the most electrical systems engineer jobs?
Orlando, Tampa, and Florida are the Florida cities with the most electrical systems engineer openings, driven by the Orlando metro's dense cluster of aerospace and defense contractors, Tampa's mix of energy and shipbuilding employers, and Miami's growing infrastructure and technology sectors that generate steady demand for electrical systems expertise.
Are there remote electrical systems engineer jobs in Florida?
Yes, but they're rare. Electrical systems engineering is a hands-on discipline involving hardware integration, lab testing, and on-site systems validation, which limits how much of the work can be done remotely. About 0% of electrical systems engineer openings tied to Florida are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with the remote-eligible work concentrated in systems modeling, documentation, and design review tasks that don't require physical access to equipment.
How can I get hired as a electrical systems engineer in Florida with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying to internship or new-graduate programs at Florida's major aerospace and defense employers, where structured rotational programs introduce candidates to real systems work without requiring prior industry experience. Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and L3Harris each run established early-career programs at their Florida facilities. Lateral entry from electrical technician, test engineer, or field service roles is common, and building a project portfolio through academic capstone work or personal hardware projects, combined with an EIT credential, gives candidates a measurable edge over uncrentialed applicants.
Where can I find and apply to electrical systems engineer jobs in Florida?
You can find and apply to electrical systems engineer jobs in Florida on Migrate Mate, which lists current Florida openings across aerospace, defense, energy, and infrastructure employers. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly to the ones that match.
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