Power electronics engineer

Cyberstrike: People Powering Government; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyberstrike: People Powering Government is seeking a Power Controls Engineer for Naval Defense Programs in the Philadelphia area. You will contribute to mission-critical ship power systems, including rectifiers, inverters, and controls at megawatt scale.

Strong background in power electronics and controls is preferred, with the role offering hybrid work and a salary up to $110K DOE. Must be a U.S. citizen and located in the Philadelphia area.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with power electronics: rectifiers, inverters, AC-AC/DC-DC converters, IGBTs, harmonic filters, UPS systems, controllers, or relays
• Background in design, controls, or testing of power systems
• Comfort working with technical standards, test procedures, and safety protocols around high-voltage equipment

Responsibilities

• Work on current and future ship power systems including propulsion and shipboard electrical infrastructure
• Contribute to design, testing, and verification of high-voltage power electronics

Skills

Power electronics

Power system design

High-voltage safety

Real-time controls

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Networking

Virtual machines

Containers

Cybersecurity exposure

Job description

Power Controls Engineer - Naval Defense Programs | Philadelphia, PA

Join a team supporting mission-critical power systems for U.S. Navy vessels. If you're passionate about high-voltage power electronics and want your work to matter on a national scale, this is your next move.

What You'll Work On

You'll be part of engineering efforts touching current and future ship power systems - think rectifiers, inverters, converters, transformers, and control systems operating at serious scale (450V 3-phase and up, including megawatt-class shipboard power). This isn't board-level tinkering - it's application-level work on power plants, propulsion systems, and shipboard electrical infrastructure that keeps the fleet running.

No Navy background? No problem.

We're looking for strong power systems engineers first. If you've worked with industrial power electronics, utility-scale systems, solar/battery installations, or substations, your skills translate directly - and we'll bring you up to speed on the naval context.

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on experience with power electronics: rectifiers, inverters, AC-AC/DC-DC converters, IGBTs, harmonic filters, UPS systems, controllers, or relays
• Background in design, controls, or testing of power systems (bonus if you've touched more than one)
• Comfort working with technical standards, test procedures, and safety protocols around high-voltage equipment

Nice to Have

• PLC/HMI programming
• MATLAB/Simulink
• Networking, virtual machines, or containers
• Cybersecurity exposure

The Details

• Location: Philadelphia, PA area - Hybrid schedule depends on the assignment
• Compensation: Up to $110K (DOE)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Whether your interest is deep design work, real-time controls, or hands-on testing and troubleshooting, we have teams built around each - tell us which excites you most.