Electrical Engineer

About the Role

Saronic Technologies, a defense technology company in Austin, TX, is seeking Electrical Engineers (I/II) to join their team. This role focuses on the electrical system integration across vessel platforms, encompassing architecture, system sizing, and ensuring cohesive functionality of controls, sensors, and communications. This is an early-career position where engineers own a subsystem from day one, with mentorship available.

Key Responsibilities

• Own a subsystem within the vessel electrical architecture, with mentorship (E1) or increasing independence (E2).
• Support system integration for PLC controls, sensor integration, engine controls, and compute/sensor payload integration.
• Participate in the full lifecycle: clean-sheet design, writing test plans and FAT procedures, and floor-level debug with manufacturing.
• Collaborate with the software team on integration points for owned subsystems.
• Support field testing of vehicles/vessels.
• Engage with vendor-supplied components and define requirements as directed.
• Participate in cross-functional and peer design reviews.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• E1: 0-3 years of experience.
• E2: 3-5 years of experience.
• Subsystem-level electrical design experience in at least one relevant domain (controls, sensor integration, engine controls, or compute/sensor payload integration), through coursework, internship, or professional work.
• Ability to reason about system-level integration, not solely isolated component design.
• Working understanding of firmware/OS-layer concepts to converse with software teams.
• Comfortable reading datasheets and working with vendor-supplied, off-the-shelf components.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply skills outside an existing area of specialization.
• Self-starter mindset able to unblock independently.
• Comfortable asking questions openly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to low-level PCB design.
• Hands-on firmware or embedded software exposure.
• Test/debug experience.
• Exposure to power electronics or engine controls.
• Internship, coursework, or project experience with PLC or sensor integration.

Skills mentioned include: PLC control, sensor integration, systems level reasoning, firmware, field testing, systems integration, Python, software development, PCB Design, PCB testing.

Job Type & Location

• Type: Permanent
• Location: Austin, TX
• Workplace Type: Fully onsite