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# Principal Electrical Engineer at Red 6

- **Company:** Red 6
- **Location:** Denver, CO
- **Compensation:** $170k–$250k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/red6/b6014cf2-8f52-4b8a-ac6b-74895f4598da

## Job description

Company Overview

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

Job Summary

As a Principal Electrical Engineer at Red 6, will lead the electrical development of next-generation augmented reality systems. You will oversee all aspects of the electrical hardware development lifecycle from requirements to design, test, and integration. You will be deeply involved in the development of new electrical system architectures. This will necessitate an ability to derive electrical subsystem requirements from higher-level system requirements.

## Key Responsibilities

- Responsible for architecting, designing, developing, modifying, evaluating, and integrating electronic equipment, electronic parts, components, and integrated circuitry for high performance and real time hardware systems.
- Oversees all aspects of the electrical hardware development lifecycle from requirements to design, test, integration and manufacturing.
- Evaluates various design approaches and uses analytic, simulation and prototyping methods to substantiate electrical design solutions.
- Produces design documentation and provides engineering support to system design reviews, manufacturing, systems integration, testing and verification.
- Contributes to proposals and estimates of budget and schedule to meet program objectives.
- Tasks and mentors other members of the team, offering expert technical guidance to the entire electrical team.
- Establishes and evolves best practices for the Electrical Engineering group.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
- Typically 12+ years of experience developing complex electrical systems for aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- 5+ years of experience leading electrical architecture development for complex airborne or mission-critical systems.
- Demonstrated expertise in subsystem electrical architecture, electrical mission systems integration, and real-time embedded hardware.
- Experience defining electrical interfaces, power architectures, and electrical system integration strategies.
- Experience designing and integrating electrical systems compliant with military environmental and safety standards such as MIL-STD-461 (EMI/EMC) and MIL-STD-810 (Environments).
- Experience leading technical trade studies, architecture reviews, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve complex engineering challenges.
- Familiarity with standard lab equipment – oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers.
- Ability to plan and status electrical design and development efforts to meet cost and schedule constraints.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance. Must be a US Citizen.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Advanced degree, Master’s or PhD, in Electrical Engineering.
- Experience with FPGAs, SoCs, firmware, and embedded software development.
- Experience with PCBA design and simulation software, such as Altium.
- Experience with high-speed memory such as DDR3/DDR4 and high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe 3.0/4.0, DisplayPort, USB 3.0, and Ethernet.
- Working knowledge of aircraft communication protocols including Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN, or similar deterministic communication architectures.
- Thorough understanding of the systems development lifecycle in accordance with ISO/IEEE recommendations and standards such as ISO/IEEE 15288.

Estimated Base Salary Range:

$170,000 to $250,000 dependent on skills and experience

Full-Time Employee Benefits

- Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
- May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to plan terms.

Note

Red 6 reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.

This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Red 6 has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment.

Red Six Aerospace, Inc, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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## About Red 6

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Red 6 develops a revolutionary outdoor augmented reality system for military flight training, enabling pilots to see and interact with synthetic threats in real-world environments at high speeds.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, last round in 2022; $111.3M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Orlando, Florida, United States
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Daniel Robinson (CEO/Founder) and Jeremy Stovall (CPO/Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Defense and Space Manufacturing; Military Flight Training; Augmented Reality Hardware/Software
- **Target customers**: Government defense agencies (U.S. Air Force, Royal Air Force, NATO), prime defense contractors (Lockheed Martin, SNC, Northrop Grumman), and allied air forces.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Create adaptive, immersive, simulated environments, outdoors to solve a national security problem threatening the readiness of warfighters; a chronic lack of relevant, affordable training delivered at scale and frequency.” (from team page)

## Products & Services
- **Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS)**: A platform that generates fully immersive, data-driven, AI-enabled 3D synthetic training worlds outdoors. ATARS uses extremely low-latency, waveform-agnostic protocols to enable multi-player AR experiences at high speeds. It is designed to work with fighter jets, collaborative combat aircraft (CCA), and ground systems.
- **EVE Headset (Enhanced Visual Environment)**: A wearable AR headset purpose-built for outdoor, high-speed environments. It offers 18,000 nits brightness (usable in full daylight), a wide field of view, low latency (~10 ms), and high optical efficiency. The headset enables pilots to see virtual assets overlaid on the real world while maneuvering.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue $15M (LinkedIn estimate) | Total Funding $111.3M as of 2026
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lockheed Martin Ventures (lead), Disney Accelerator, SNC (Sierra Nevada Corporation), Palantir Technologies, AERALIS, and the U.K. Royal Air Force.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 50.4% YoY to 139 employees (2026). Active job postings (12 positions as of mid-2026). Secured a U.S. Air Force contract to revolutionize F-16 pilot training with ATARS (Aug 2025). Signed strategic partnership with SNC to transform military flight training (Jul 2025). RAF Hawk jets successfully trialed Red 6 AR technology (2024–2025). Expansion into Denver and Santa Monica offices.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in outdoor airborne AR**: No other company has demonstrated an augmented reality system that works reliably in full daylight, at high speeds, and in dynamic outdoor environments.
- **Deep domain expertise**: Founded by a former RAF pilot and augmented reality veterans; leadership includes retired USAF Major General, former Lockheed Martin/Sierra Space executives, and F-22/F-35 instructors.
- **Low-latency, waveform-agnostic architecture**: ATARS can run on existing military networks without requiring new hardware, enabling rapid integration with current aircraft.
- **Strong government and prime contractor partnerships**: Direct contracts with U.S. Air Force and RAF, plus strategic alliances with Lockheed Martin, SNC, Palantir, and Northrop Grumman.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling ATARS across multiple platforms**: Expanding from fighter jets (F-16, Hawk) to include collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) and ground-based training.
- **International expansion**: Deepening presence in the United Kingdom (subsidiary in UK, trials with RAF) and pursuing NATO allies.
- **Integration with AI and data analytics**: Partnering with Palantir to leverage ontology software for real-time data fusion and readiness measurement.
- **Contract growth**: Targeting larger production contracts and multi-year programs as ATARS moves from prototype to operational deployment.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “an agile startup changing the way the world engages with digital information.” Emphasis on impact (every employee closely involved with tech), autonomy (trusted contributor from Day 1), and community (unique team sharing a common mission).
- **Locations**: Three primary offices – Santa Monica, CA; Denver, CO (Louisville); and Orlando, FL (HQ). Roles are likely on-site given the hardware/defense nature.
- **Work environment**: Fast iteration cycles (concept to flying prototype in days), collaboration with veterans and top aerospace engineers. Typical startup perks are not explicitly listed but the reviews on LinkedIn give a 4.2/5 rating (25 reviews) with high marks for Culture (4.3) and Work-Life (4.2).
- **Engineering culture**: Heavy technical focus – 37% of employees work in technical roles, tech stack includes Unreal Engine, Python, Docker, TypeScript, JavaScript, Altium, NetSuite, Confluence. Cross-functional teams include optics, systems engineering, mechanical engineering, and software.

## Sources
1. [red6ar.com – Company home and team page](https://red6ar.com)
2. [red6ar.com – ATARS product page](https://red6ar.com/atars/)
3. [red6ar.com – Careers page](https://red6ar.com/careers/)
4. [linkedin.com – Red 6 company profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/red6)
5. [prnewswire.co.uk – US Air Force contract announcement](https://prnewswire.co.uk)
6. [washingtontechnology.com – Northrop autonomous flight cohort](https://washingtontechnology.com)
7. [prnewswire.co.uk – SNC partnership](https://prnewswire.co.uk)

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