Senior Electrical Engineer, Control Systems

Job overview

The Senior Electrical Engineer, Control Systems role is onsite in Tucson, AZ, with a stated salary range of $110,000–$155,000 per year. Applied Energetics develops ultrashort pulse laser and directed energy technologies for defense and national security applications. The role designs, develops, tests, and integrates custom electronics and optical control systems for directed energy platforms, contributing to the company’s next-generation systems through close work with a multidisciplinary engineering team.

What you'll do

• Lead design and development of custom electronics for directed energy systems, including lasers, beam directors, and subsystems
• design and lay out printed circuit boards and coordinate prototype and production-ready parts with vendors
• collaborate with software engineers on embedded and real-time control hardware
• test and debug electronic systems
• maintain hardware specifications, block diagrams, and schematics.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior electrical engineer

control systems

electrical engineering

custom electronics

printed circuit boards

embedded controls

laser systems

directed energy

tucson az

applied energetics

$110k–$155k per year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity participation and comprehensive benefits are mentioned
• specific benefits are not listed.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field, 5+ years of relevant experience, U.S. citizenship, and ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.

About the employer

Applied Energetics, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.