Teams at First Order Effects

Lead end-to-end Pacific Rim defense business development: convert pursuits into captures via FMS pathway, build U.S. Embassy ODC and host-nation defense relationships, author country-specific capture plans, and travel in-region (30%+) to advance and close contracts.

Design and own high-power inverter and DC/DC conversion stages end-to-end: topology, device selection (MOSFET/GaN/SiC), gate drives, magnetics, thermal, EMI/EMC, and ruggedization. Take converters from schematic through prototype, bring-up, and real-load testing; collaborate on control loops with firmware; select components and define protections for maritime and expeditionary deployments.

Hands-on operations engineering internship building, integrating, testing, and deploying hardware systems. Own projects end-to-end, write and run test procedures, source parts and manage supply chain, and improve tooling/processes to unblock engineers. Work is on-site and may include waterfront field tests and fast-paced seed-stage responsibilities.