Helsing
Senior Power Electronics Engineer
Washington, DC · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- At least ten years; fifteen or more years is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
About the job
Own the battery and power distribution system for a next-generation loitering munition, from component selection and circuit design through qualification, integration, and operational support.
What you'll do
- Select the vehicle battery and design battery management, charging, power distribution, and protection circuitry; qualify the hardware through testing.
- Define component power interfaces and provide electrical load and power-budget analysis to systems and hardware teams.
- Support EMI/EMC testing, vehicle integration, supplier assessment, and field troubleshooting.
What they ask for
- At least ten years of experience designing power electronics or electrical hardware.
- Experience with battery selection and management, charging and power distribution circuitry, and taking a power distribution board from design through hardware test.
- Experience with electrical load analysis, qualification against vehicle requirements, hands-on soldering, and EMI/EMC testing and design.
- U.S. citizen able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Fifteen or more years of relevant power electronics experience; experience with power systems for uncrewed aircraft or loitering munitions.
- Experience evaluating battery or power-component options with a logistics or supply team; hands-on circuit design with components such as resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits.
Tools
EMI/EMC
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