Electrical Engineer

Albacore Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Albacore Inc. is seeking an electrical engineer to design and develop electrical subsystems for underwater vehicles. You will work on architecture development, schematic design, PCB layout, and system integration to deliver robust hardware.

The role requires hands-on bring-up and debugging skills, experience with ECAD tools (Altium preferred), and the ability to integrate processors, sensors, and power electronics within tight reliability constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in EE/CE or related technical field.
• 1–7 years of experience designing and integrating electronic systems.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using ECAD tools, Altium preferred.
• Hands-on bring-up, debugging, and validation with scopes, analyzers, and electronic loads.
• Experience integrating processors, sensors, power electronics, and interfaces.
• Strong first-principles engineering mindset and practical design approach.
• U.S. work authorization and ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical systems for underwater vehicles, supporting architecture development, schematic design, PCB layout, and system integration.
• Contribute to power distribution, motor control, sensing, and onboard computing subsystems with integration to mechanical and software components.
• Support the full lifecycle of electrical hardware development including design, board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Design and document wire harnesses, electrical interfaces, and subsystem interconnects supporting integrated vehicle architectures.
• Participate in hands-on electrical integration, system bring-up, and troubleshooting during prototype builds and field testing.
• Apply a strong first-principles engineering mindset to improve system reliability, performance, and electrical architecture.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Bring-up & debugging

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Power electronics

High-speed digital

Sensor integration

Electrical interfaces

CPU/processor integration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in EE/CE

Tools

Altium

ECAD software

Job description

Role description:

• Design and develop electrical systems for underwater vehicles, supporting architecture development, schematic design, PCB layout, and system integration.
• Contribute to the development of power distribution, motor control, sensing, and onboard computing subsystems while ensuring robust electrical integration with mechanical and software components.
• Support the full lifecycle of electrical hardware development including design, board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Design and document wire harnesses, electrical interfaces, and subsystem interconnects supporting integrated vehicle architectures.
• Participate in hands-on electrical integration, system bring-up, and troubleshooting during prototype builds and field testing.
• Apply a strong first-principles engineering mindset to improve system reliability, performance, and electrical architecture.

Desired qualifications:

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• 1–7 years of experience designing and integrating electronic systems.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using ECAD tools (Altium preferred).
• Hands-on experience with electronic bring-up, debugging, and validation using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and electronic loads.
• Experience integrating processors, sensors, power electronics, and communication interfaces.
• Familiarity with high-speed digital, analog, or power electronics design.
• Experience designing electrical harnesses, interfaces, and system-level electrical architectures.
• Strong first-principles engineering mindset and practical design approach.
• U.S. work authorization and ability to obtain a security clearance.