Electrical Engineer

Albacore Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company building highly-capable, mass-producible drone submarines to defend sovereign waters of America and allied nations. We are backed with more than $10 million from Y Combinator and venture capital investors.

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.