High-Power Electrical Engineer – Directed Energy Systems

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

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.