The Role
The Electrical Engineer will design and develop electrical systems for drone submarines, focusing on PCB layout, system integration, and troubleshooting.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.
Skills Required
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 1-7 years of experience designing and integrating electronic systems
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using ECAD tools
- Hands-on experience with electronic bring-up, debugging, and validation using tools
- 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
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The Company
What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
We’re focused on mass-producible, long-range drone submarines that can travel ~1,000 nautical miles and be deployed in real-world environments. What makes Albacore unique is the chance to own meaningful systems end-to-end in a lean, fast-moving environment, with designs tested in the field instead of waiting years for impact.
