Electrical Engineer (Mid-Level)

Fuse Integration • San Diego, CA

3h • $95,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Fuse is seeking a mid-level Electrical Engineer with expertise in power systems design and integration to develop and deploy advanced tactical communications, networking, and computing platforms for U.S. defense agencies. The role supports integrated hardware systems for mission-critical defense applications, where power integrity, ruggedization, reliability, and environmental compliance are essential. The engineer will collaborate with mechanical, systems, software, manufacturing, and integration teams to deliver reliable solutions for airborne, maritime, and ground environments.

The position involves translating systems engineering models, diagrams, interface documents, equipment specifications, and customer requirements into electrical architectures and physical interconnections. The engineer will design power architectures and electrical interfaces for systems containing multiple line replaceable units, produce electrical drawings and technical documentation, support design reviews and configuration management, and conduct testing, integration, troubleshooting, and operational support. Limited travel may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline and 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to interpret systems engineering models, block diagrams, interface definitions, and technical requirements and translate them into electrical designs.
• Experience creating electrical schematics, interconnect diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable drawings, and bills of materials using PADS, OrCAD, SolidWorks Electrical, or an equivalent tool.
• Experience selecting wire, cable, connectors, contacts, backshells, shielding methods, and circuit-protection components for electromechanical systems.
• Working knowledge of common digital and analog interfaces, including Ethernet, USB, serial communications, I2C, SPI, and PCIe.
• Experience performing system-level power budgets and load calculations for equipment containing multiple LRUs.
• Understanding of power distribution and conversion, voltage drop, efficiency, derating, inrush current, grounding, bonding, filtering, circuit protection, and fault isolation.
• Working knowledge of TEMPEST-conscious design principles and EMI/EMC controls for cabling, connectorization, shielding, grounding, bonding, and equipment integration.
• Familiarity with applicable military electrical, EMI/EMC, and environmental requirements, including MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-810.
• Experience with electrical bench testing and troubleshooting using digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and continuity test equipment.
• Understanding of cable and wire-harness manufacturing, inspection, test methods, and production documentation.
• Experience supporting integration across electrical hardware, mechanical packaging, software, and network systems.
• Basic understanding of configuration management and formal drawing-release practices.
• Strong technical, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated ownership and accountability for product designs and technical decisions.
• Able to work as a nimble self-starter, show enthusiasm for technology, and propose practical, creative solutions.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with VPX, SOSA, OpenVPX, or tactical communications architectures.
• Experience supporting airborne or maritime platforms.
• Experience with battery systems, UPS design, or power redundancy architectures.
• Familiarity with processor-based embedded systems.
• Experience supporting Environmental Qualification Testing (EQT).
• Proficiency with SolidWorks Electrical Schematic and SolidWorks Electrical 3D, including cable and harness routing, connector placement, bend-radius control, and synchronization of schematic and 3D data.
• Experience creating 3D cable or harness models in SolidWorks and resolving routing, service-loop, access, separation, and installation constraints with mechanical teams.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering and SysML tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler or Enterprise Architect.
• Active U.S. Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Interpret systems engineering models, system block diagrams, interface control documents, equipment specifications, and customer requirements to define electrical architectures and physical interconnections.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, interconnect and wiring diagrams, cable assembly drawings, bills of materials, and supporting technical documentation.
• Design electrical interfaces for tactical communications, networking, and computing systems containing multiple line replaceable units (LRUs).
• Select wire, cable, connectors, contacts, backshells, shielding, circuit protection, filters, relays, and other interconnect components based on electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements.
• Develop power architectures for a single unit that distributes and manages power for multiple LRUs.
• Perform power budgets, load and voltage-drop calculations, conversion-efficiency estimates, wire sizing, and basic thermal-loss analysis.
• Define power sequencing, startup and inrush behavior, overload and short-circuit protection, grounding, bonding, fault isolation, load shedding, and recovery behavior.
• Apply TEMPEST and EMI/EMC design considerations to enclosure interfaces, cable routing, connectorization, shielding, grounding, bonding, and signal separation.
• Perform trade studies and support selection of LRUs, power supplies, power converters, connectors, cables, and electrical components.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to ensure cable assemblies can be routed, installed, serviced, and maintained within constrained platforms.
• Generate and review released electrical design packages under configuration management.
• Support prototype and first-article builds, integration, troubleshooting, inspection, and acceptance testing.
• Plan and execute unit-, subsystem-, and system-level electrical tests; document results; and drive corrective actions and design improvements.
• Troubleshoot issues across power, cabling, grounding, hardware, software, and network boundaries using schematics, test equipment, and structured root-cause analysis.
• Participate in engineering reviews and customer technical meetings.
• Work with vendors and production personnel to procure, fabricate, inspect, and resolve issues involving electrical components and cable assemblies.
• Create technical content for assembly instructions, test procedures, interface documentation, design descriptions, and test reports.
• Provide onsite and remote integration and operational support.
• Travel as required; limited travel may be required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employee coverage is fully funded and a portion of dependents' coverage is funded.
• 11 paid Federal Holidays.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 10 accrued days per year from date of hire through the second year; unlimited PTO after two years.
• 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.
• 401k with employer matching.
• Annual bonuses.
• Cell phone reimbursement of $100 per month.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level