Electronics Engineer - Directed Energy

Electro Optic Systems; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Electro Optic Systems is seeking a senior electrical engineer to own the electrical architecture for containerised and vehicle-mounted laser systems. You will lead energy storage integration, safety compliance and high-current power distribution from prime power through to the laser system, with hands-on commissioning at test ranges and sites.

The role requires a degree in electrical engineering, 4+ years in power electronics, and expertise in Altium PCB design, AS/NZS standards and EMC testing.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical or electronic engineering.
• Minimum 4 years designing power electronics or electrical systems.
• Experience with high current DC systems, power conversion and protection.
• Experience integrating battery energy storage and BMS safety requirements.
• Schematic capture and PCB design in Altium Designer.
• Working knowledge of AS/NZS wiring and electrical safety standards & EMC.
• Hands-on commissioning and fault-finding with test equipment.
• Willingness to travel to test ranges and trial sites, including out-of-hours work.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical power architecture for containerised and vehicle-mounted laser systems, covering prime power, energy storage, conversion, distribution and protection.
• Size and specify high current DC distribution, protection devices, contactors, bus bars and cabling for high transient loads.
• Design and integrate battery energy storage systems, including battery management selection, safety interlocks, charge management and thermal monitoring.
• Design control and instrumentation electronics, including PCB design in Altium Designer, for interlocks, sensing and subsystem control.
• Produce schematics, wiring diagrams, harness drawings and load schedules to AS 1102 and AS 1100, and manage their configuration under engineering change control.
• Lead electrical safety, earthing and bonding design in accordance with AS/NZS 3000 and related standards, and support EMC design and testing.
• Support integration, commissioning, fault‑finding and trials, including on‑site work at the test range and at customer locations.
• Produce and maintain electrical design documentation, analysis and test evidence within the EOS systems engineering framework.

Skills

High power design

Energy storage integration

Electrical safety

EMC design

Fault finding

Education

Electrical/Electronic Eng degree

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Power analysers

Job description

We continually strive to help our workforce achieve their professional and personal goals, engaging them in challenging and inspiring projects.

EOS – Who are we?

EOS is a world leader in designing, developing and building advanced technology products and services for the global defence and space domains.

We develop and produce systems that can detect, identify, stabilise, control and communicate to inform strategic decision-making.

EOS operates on the global stage and is a well‑established member of the international defence and space communities.

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What we do

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Job Summary

EOS is building our high energy laser weapon capability. The Directed Energy group develops and demonstrates laser systems in the tens to hundreds of kilowatts class for counter‑uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) and short range air defence roles, spanning the laser source, beam director, tracking and fire control, power and thermal management, and platform integration.

Electrical power is one of the defining constraints of a laser weapon. This role owns the architecture that gets several hundred kilowatts from a generator or platform supply, through energy storage and conversion, into a laser that demands clean, stable, high current DC on demand, inside a container or on a vehicle.

You will design it, build it, commission it and stand next to it when it is switched on, working across power electronics, energy storage, control electronics, harnessing, protection and electromagnetic compatibility.

Every role in this team spends time in the field. Our systems are proven at the test range and on trial sites, and you will be there when that happens.

Primary Duties

The job plays a pivotal role in the electrical architecture, safety and reliability of EOS directed energy systems, from prime power through to the laser and beam director loads.

You will provide expertise in high power electrical design, energy storage integration, control and instrumentation electronics, and electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility in a defence environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design the electrical power architecture for containerised and vehicle mounted laser systems, covering prime power, energy storage, conversion, distribution and protection.
• Size and specify high current DC distribution, protection devices, contactors, bus bars and cabling for high transient loads.
• Design and integrate battery energy storage systems, including battery management selection, safety interlocks, charge management and thermal monitoring.
• Design control and instrumentation electronics, including PCB design in Altium Designer, for interlocks, sensing and subsystem control.
• Produce schematics, wiring diagrams, harness drawings and load schedules to AS 1102 and AS 1100, and manage their configuration under engineering change control.
• Lead electrical safety, earthing and bonding design in accordance with AS/NZS 3000 and related standards, and support electromagnetic compatibility design and testing.
• Support integration, commissioning, fault‑finding and trials, including on‑site work at the test range and at customer locations.
• Produce and maintain electrical design documentation, analysis and test evidence within the EOS systems engineering framework.

Experience

Essential:

• Degree in electrical or electronic engineering.
• Minimum 4 years designing power electronics or electrical systems for industrial, defence, transport or energy applications.
• Demonstrated experience with high current DC systems, power conversion and protection coordination.
• Practical experience integrating battery energy storage, battery management systems and their associated safety requirements.
• Schematic capture and PCB design experience in Altium Designer or an equivalent package.
• Working knowledge of AS/NZS wiring and electrical safety standards, and of electromagnetic compatibility design practice.
• Hands‑on commissioning and fault‑finding capability with oscilloscopes, current probes, power analysers and similar equipment.
• Willingness to travel to the test range and trial sites regularly, including periods of out‑of‑hours work around demonstration campaigns.

Highly Regarded

• Experience with laser diode drivers or high stability, high current sources.
• Exposure to defence platform power and electromagnetic compatibility requirements.
• Experience with generator sets, shore power or hybrid power systems.
• Chartered status with Engineers Australia (CPEng) and listing on the National Engineering Register, or working towards it.