Electrical Engineer
About The Position
Aurelius Systems is a VC-backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge-deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS. We build laser weapons to shoot down drones. We are a small team of engineers, former US military operators, and subject matter experts scaling America's directed energy dominance. We are focused on building the first cost-effective, reliable, and robust laser weapon system. Our namesake, Marcus Aurelius, inspires our approach: doing the work in front of us, every day, without excuses. Similar to Henry Ford's approach to manufacturing, we operate with a small team, aiming for unreasonable output and avoiding excuses. We have a San Francisco lab, a Detroit manufacturing hub, and we conduct field tests weekly on our own 400-acre private range.
Requirements
- 2–5+ years working across electrical hardware from power, embedded, to systems integration
- Hands-on experience with 48V+ systems. You've built and tested high-voltage circuits, not just reviewed drawings
- Comfortable with embedded control electronics like microcontrollers, sensing, telemetry, and fault handling
- You've designed and fabricated wire harnesses for real systems
- Multi-layer PCB design, IC selection, and on-board thermal management
- Proficient in Altium Designer, SPICE, and MATLAB/Simulink
- Broad curiosity. You're as comfortable debugging a harness as reading a power schematic
- Experience in Robotics labs, EV companies, aerospace hardware teams, defense programs, or Formula SAE Electric
- Must have built real things at voltage above 48V
Nice To Haves
- Experience with laser diode driving or directed energy power systems
- Background in EMI/EMC design and shielding
- Familiarity with MIL-STD standards and ITAR compliance
- Experience with long-duration system deployment in harsh environments
- Active security clearance or ability to obtain one
Responsibilities
- Design and build high-voltage DC/DC converters, rectifiers, inverters, and diode driver electronics (48V+ systems)
- Architect and validate battery management systems from safe charge/discharge, thermal management, to fault protection for high-voltage battery packs
- Build ruggedized wire harnesses for high-power laser and motor systems (connector selection, routing, environmental protection)
- Drive hands-on prototyping, assembly, and field testing of power electronic systems on our range
- Design embedded control electronics like microcontrollers, FPGAs, sensing, telemetry, and fault handling
- Perform electrical simulations (SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink) to optimize performance before building
- Conduct DFM reviews and work directly with fabricators to get designs into production
- Integrate electronics with mechanical, optical, and robotics subsystems
- Generate schematics, BOMs, wiring diagrams, and documentation meeting MIL-STD and ITAR requirements
Benefits
- Competitive salary + equity
- United Health Care medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible 18 days PTO + 5 sick days
- Travel to field test events and range days
- Covered daily lunches and office snacks + drinks
- E-bike / scooter stipend (Up to $500)
- Direct access to leadership and real ownership over your work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
