Senior Power Electronics & Embedded Systems Engineer

Praetorian Aeronautics; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

ESOP

Small engineering team

Ownership & influence

Professional development

Job summary

Praetorian Aeronautics seeks an experienced electronics engineer to own the end-to-end design of digital, analogue and power Electronics for its high-speed interceptor platforms Arrow and Dagger.

You will lead architecture, schematics, PCB layout, verification and production, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with mechanical, software and systems teams to ensure flight-ready boards.

Qualifications

• Strong experience taking designs from concept through qualification and production.
• Proficiency in power electronics and embedded systems fundamentals.
• University degree in electrical/electronics/mechatronics or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design of digital, analogue and power electronics across avionics platforms.
• Review schematics and PCB layouts; mentor junior electronics engineers.
• Liaise directly with subcontractors and suppliers; coordinate with mechanical, software and systems engineers.
• Lead verification and validation test campaigns and troubleshoot design faults.
• Document reports and ensure flight-ready hardware moving from prototype to production.

Skills

Power electronics

Embedded systems

ECAD tools

Schematic & PCB layout

Test & verification

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

Altium Designer

MS Office

Job description

Praetorian Aeronautics seeks an experienced electronics engineer to own the end-to-end design of digital, analogue and power Electronics for its high-speed interceptor platforms Arrow and Dagger.

You will lead architecture, schematics, PCB layout, verification and production, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with mechanical, software and systems teams to ensure flight-ready boards.