Power Electronics Engineer

Job overview

The Power Electronics Engineer role is onsite in San Francisco, CA, with an annual salary range of $130,000–$180,000. Chariot Defense designs and manufactures power products for the U.S. military and its allies, supporting power generation and use in resource-constrained environments. The engineer owns electrical architecture and full-cycle design of power conversion and energy systems. The role contributes to products across platforms by developing, testing, and validating power electronics hardware and coordinating its integration with mechanical, firmware, and software teams.

What you'll do

• Own design of DC/DC and DC/AC converters, protection logic, and power distribution units
• design GaN and SiC inverter systems
• design for low electromagnetic signature and MIL-STD-461 requirements
• develop schematics and oversee PCB layout
• write and execute hardware bring-up, verification, and validation plans
• conduct environmental and qualification testing
• collaborate on component integration, connectors, harnesses, and thermal paths
• support firmware and software teams with electrical specifications
• travel to test sites, military exercises, and suppliers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

power electronics engineer

san francisco ca

chariot defense

full-time

$130k–$180k

dc/dc converters

dc/ac conversion

power distribution

gan and sic

pcb design

mil-std-461

test-site travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Early-stage equity and access to company-sponsored benefit plans.

Why this role

High-ownership prototype-to-production role designing power systems for defense applications; travel to test sites and military exercises is part of the responsibilities.

About the employer

Chariot Defense is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Electronic Component Manufacturing. Sector: 33.