Principal Electrical Engineer, CHAOS Industries

• The ideal candidate is an internally and externally recognized technical authority in power and analog electronics who can set technical direction, establish design practices, mentor other engineers, and resolve complex mixed power, precision analog, EMI/EMC, and system integration issues across multiple programs
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 15+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Demonstrated technical leadership of complex power and analog electronics for aerospace, defense, avionics, radar, EW, communications, space systems, or other high-reliability systems
• Expert understanding of power electronics fundamentals, including DC/DC conversion, regulation, protection, sequencing, filtering, power distribution, thermal management, and design margin
• Expert understanding of analog circuit fundamentals, including low-noise design, grounding, shielding, signal conditioning, filtering, op amps, references, data converters, and sensor interfaces
• Expertise in EMI/EMC mitigation and layout practices for mixed power, analog, digital, and RF board environments
• Hands-on experience leading verification, qualification, production transition, failure analysis, and field support for high-reliability hardware
• Demonstrated ability to set technical direction and lead engineers through ambiguous, cross-disciplinary hardware challenges
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Desirable

• CHAOS is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer with deep expertise in combined power and analog board design to serve as a technical authority for high-reliability electronics used in aerospace and military applications. This role spans the full product lifecycle, from early architecture and requirements shaping through detailed design, analysis, verification, production support, and fielded system sustainment
• 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