Electrical Engineer - Circuit Design and Power Electronics (Defense Startup)

Location: Los Angeles, CA (100% on-site)

Job Type: Full-timeTravel: Monthly weekend travel for test events and supplier visitsPay: $150,000 to $220,000 per year, plus early-employee equity Own the power and actuator drive electronics that fly on a venture-backed defense startup’s vehicles, with hardware flying every couple of weeks.

Must-Haves: 5+ years in circuit design and power electronics Power systems experience in demanding hardware environments such as aerospace, defense, automotive, or robotics Strong PCB design and layout with a system-level EMC approach to grounding, shielding, filtering, and power integrity Hands-on lab experience debugging hardware and bringing up boards Proven ability to take designs from schematic through layout, integration, and test Experience in a fast-paced, 0-to-1 development environment Daily use of AI tools such as Claude or Cursor in your workflow BS in Electrical Engineering or related field U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder (no visa sponsorship)

What You’ll Do: Design power distribution and conversion, including battery management, regulation, and protection circuits Own actuator drive electronics, including power stage, current sensing, motor commutation, and position interfaces Create schematics, PCB layouts, and bring-up procedures for analog and digital avionics Lead EMI/EMC design and validation Integrate and tune hardware with embedded software, systems, and controls engineers Build test infrastructure and support debugging, integration, and environmental testing Help define scalable electrical architecture for high-rate manufacturing

Nice-to-Haves: BLDC/PMSM motor drive design, gate drivers, and current sensing topologies FPGA interface experience DO-160 or similar environmental qualification Defense, racing, robotics, EV, or high-performance mobility background Altium or KiCad and SPICE experience

Compensation and Benefits: $150,000 to $220,000 base salary Meaningful early-employee equity

About the Company: Our client is a well-funded, venture-backed defense technology startup building high-performance flight hardware for national security. To apply, submit your resume for consideration.