Allen Control Systems
Power Electronics Engineer-All Levels
About this role
Allen Control Systems, a defense startup founded by former Navy engineers, seeks a Power Electronics Engineer to design high-performance power conversion circuits and motor drive systems for autonomous defense platforms. You'll own the full lifecycle from schematic and PCB layout through hardware bring-up, validation, and field integration.
What you'll do
- Design switch-mode DC/DC converters and motor drive circuits using SiFET and GaN FET technology
- Create multi-layer PCB schematics and layouts in Altium Designer with focus on EMC, thermal management, and signal integrity
- Lead hardware bring-up and closed-loop validation using test equipment like oscilloscopes and power analyzers
- Perform SPICE-based simulations and thermal analysis for power stage design and control modeling
- Debug EMI/EMC issues and ensure designs meet military or commercial emissions standards
- Collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams on digital control interfaces and thermal integration
What they're looking for
- Switch-mode power conversion circuit design (buck, boost, flyback topologies)
- BLDC/PMSM motor drive hardware design and gate driver implementation
- Altium Designer PCB layout for mixed-signal and power boards
- SPICE simulation tools (LTspice, PSIM, SIMPLIS)
- EMI/EMC debugging and design practices
- Test instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, logic analyzers)
- Digital control of power converters (DSP/microcontroller)
- Magnetics design and thermal management analysis
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Engineering-first culture focused on technical excellence
- Work on cutting-edge autonomous defense technology
- Collaboration with experienced founders backed by $180M in successful exits
- Hands-on role with real-world impact
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Allen Control Systems
Allen Control Systems builds autonomous defense systems, including gun turrets and drone-defense technology, using computer vision, control systems, and robotics. The company is hiring across software engineering, mechanical engineering, testing, and operations roles to support product development and scaled production.
View all jobs at Allen Control SystemsLikely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience designing a switch-mode DC/DC converter from topology selection through PCB layout—what were the key challenges and how did you validate performance before fabrication?
- Describe your hands-on experience bringing up a power electronics board. What tools did you use to debug switching waveforms and gate driver behavior, and what's the most difficult issue you've encountered and resolved?