Principal Electrical Engineer, Power & Analog for Aerospace

Socket.dev; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401k with company match

Free daily lunch

No meeting Fridays

Unlimited PTO

Relocation assistance

Annual bonuses (coming soon)

Job summary

CHAOS Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as the technical authority for high-reliability power and analog electronics across aerospace and military programs. This full-time, on-site role requires leadership across architecture trades, circuit design, and system integration.

You will mentor engineers, drive design practices, and resolve EMI/EMC, thermal, and integration challenges throughout the product lifecycle, from architecture to field support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and 15+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Expert in power electronics fundamentals: DC/DC conversion, regulation, protection, sequencing, filtering, distribution, thermal management, design margin
• Expert in analog circuit fundamentals: low-noise design, grounding, shielding, signal conditioning, filtering, op amps, references, data converters, sensor interfaces
• EMI/EMC mitigation and layout practices for mixed power, analog, digital, and RF environments
• Hands-on experience leading verification, qualification, production transition, failure analysis, and field support for high-reliability hardware
• Ability to set technical direction and lead engineers through cross-disciplinary hardware challenges
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical authority for power electronics and analog board design across multiple programs or product lines
• Lead architecture trades and define design approaches for power distribution, DC/DC conversion, analog front ends, sensing, filtering, control, protection, and monitoring circuitry
• Schematic design and simulation for power electronics and analog circuits
• Lead resolution of complex, cross-disciplinary technical issues involving power, controls, EMI/EMC, and system integration
• Guide PCB layout strategy for low-noise analog design, high-current power paths, grounding, shielding, creepage/clearance, thermal management, and isolation of sensitive circuits
• Lead design margin evaluation, derating, tolerance analysis, thermal assessment, and failure analysis for mission-critical hardware
• Serve as technical authority for hardware integration, verification, qualification testing, production transition, failure analysis, and field support

Skills

Power electronics

Analog electronics

EMI/EMC mitigation

Technical leadership

Cross-program coordination

Space/avionics experience

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

CHAOS Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as the technical authority for high-reliability power and analog electronics across aerospace and military programs. This full-time, on-site role requires leadership across architecture trades, circuit design, and system integration.

You will mentor engineers, drive design practices, and resolve EMI/EMC, thermal, and integration challenges throughout the product lifecycle, from architecture to field support.