Principal Electrical Engineer: Defense Robotics & MIL-Spec Power

QinetiQ US; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US in the United States is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead hands-on design, build, and troubleshooting of mission-critical electronic systems for defense customers. Your work spans from multi-megawatt vehicle electrification to underwater propulsion units and naval power electronics modernization, bringing proven technology to next-generation platforms.

As part of the ARMS group, you will guide multidisciplinary teams, oversee the entire component lifecycle from proposal

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical or equivalent with 7+ years of related experience.
• Hands-on experience building and testing systems.
• Familiarity with MIL-Specs and MIL-PRFs related to electrical engineering.
• Ability to see programs through from proposal to production.
• Experience interfacing and collaborating with customers.
• Prior mentorship roles especially within an engineering setting.
• Experience with CAD/Analysis programs.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance if required.

Responsibilities

• Work within and/or lead multidisciplinary teams of mechanical, electrical, software, and controls engineers to design and support complex systems.
• Act as the hands-on primary contributor to first iteration design build and troubleshooting.
• Oversee the entire component life-cycle from proposal, concept design, prototype build, and production implementation.
• Design and develop new and novel features for existing products.
• Troubleshoot and root cause challenging component and systems problems; spearhead the electrical design and testing to MIL-Spec.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

MIL-Spec familiarity

Customer interfacing

Mentorship

CAD/Analysis software

Systems integration

Proposal to production

Security clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CAD/Analysis programs

Job description

QinetiQ US in the United States is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead hands-on design, build, and troubleshooting of mission-critical electronic systems for defense customers. Your work spans from multi-megawatt vehicle electrification to underwater propulsion units and naval power electronics modernization, bringing proven technology to next-generation platforms.

As part of the ARMS group, you will guide multidisciplinary teams, oversee the entire component lifecycle from proposal