Senior Electrical Engineer: EMC & Power Electronics Lead

Transmission & Distribution World; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Rancho Bernardo seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead EMI/EMC and power electronics development for advanced payloads and space-related systems.

You will design, analyze, and test high-power electronic hardware, develop EMI/EMC plans, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with mechanical, RF, software, and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive EMI/EMC engineering experience for complex electronic systems.
• Strong background in power electronics, inverter/converter design.
• Ability to lead test plans and risk management across lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead EMI/EMC design, analysis, and testing for high-power systems.
• Develop EMI/EMC control plans including grounding, shielding, filtering.
• Create and review schematics, PCB layouts for signal and power integrity.
• Perform root-cause analysis using advanced test equipment.
• Mentor junior engineers and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

EMI/EMC engineering

Power electronics

Inverter design

System-level test

PCB design (Altium)

SPICE / LTSpice

HFSS / Ansys

Documentation

Education

Engineering degree (BS/MS/PhD)

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE LTSpice

HyperLynx

Ansys HFSS

Oscilloscope

Spectrum analyzer

Network analyzer

Job description

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Rancho Bernardo seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead EMI/EMC and power electronics development for advanced payloads and space-related systems.

You will design, analyze, and test high-power electronic hardware, develop EMI/EMC plans, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with mechanical, RF, software, and manufacturing teams.