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About Amidon Heavy Industries
Amidon Heavy Industries is a startup building unmanned systems for the offshore industry. We develop uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) that autonomously deploy tethered remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to inspect subsea pipelines, telecom cables, and offshore infrastructure. Our goal is to deliver reliable subsea awareness at a fraction of the cost of traditional crewed vessels.
The Role We are hiring an Electrical Systems Engineer to lead the electrical architecture and component selection for the systems that power and control our marine vessels. You will take an evolving prototype platform and help drive it toward a production-ready system by defining system-level electrical architecture, power and signal distribution, and the component strategy that underpins reliability and scalability.
The work spans propulsion, power distribution, sensors, networking, and autonomy hardware, and involves close coordination with mechanical, software, and operations teams. This is a hands‑on role focused on system design, trade studies, and validation, with direct impact on how our vessels perform in the field.
Responsibilities
Own the vessel-wide electrical architecture for propulsion, energy storage, power distribution, control, and communications
Define system topologies, interfaces, and grounding and shielding strategies to ensure safety, robustness, and serviceability
Develop block diagrams, power-tree diagrams, and system-level schematics that guide PCB, harness, and enclosure design
Define and track power budgets and current paths across all subsystems, including worst‑case and transient conditions
Establish requirements and standards for harnessing, connectors, protection devices, and power conversion modules
Lead component selection across power electronics, sensors, converters, controllers, and communication interfaces
Evaluate components and vendors based on performance, reliability, environmental ratings, availability, cost, and lifecycle considerations
Support validation of architecture and component choices through analysis, bench testing, and on‑water trials
Collaborate closely with mechanical and software engineers to ensure designs are practical, manufacturable, and maintainable
Support compliance efforts related to electrical safety, EMC, and marine standards through appropriate architecture and protection choices
Qualifications
Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
2–5 years of experience in system‑level electrical design for robotics, vehicles, aerospace, marine, or similar electromechanical systems
Strong understanding of power distribution architectures, electrical protection strategies, and control system interfaces
Experience defining system‑level electrical architectures including power, signal, and communication buses
Demonstrated expertise in component selection for high‑reliability applications
Familiarity with electrical safety and environmental standards relevant to mobile or marine systems
Experience with CAD tools for electrical schematics, system diagrams, and harness definitions
Proven ability to take systems from prototype concepts to robust, repeatable designs suitable for production
Comfort working cross‑functionally and making structured trade‑offs between performance, reliability, cost, and schedule
Bonus Points
Experience with uncrewed or remotely operated marine vehicles or other harsh‑environment platforms
Background in high‑reliability or mission‑critical electrical systems such as aerospace, defense, or industrial automation
Familiarity with hybrid power systems, battery management systems, and energy storage architectures
Experience with reliability analysis techniques such as derating, FMEA or DFMEA, and MTBF estimation
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The Role We are hiring an Electrical Systems Engineer to lead the electrical architecture and component selection for the systems that power and control our marine vessels. You will take an evolving prototype platform and help drive it toward a production-ready system by defining system-level electrical architecture, power and signal distribution, and the component strategy that underpins reliability and scalability.
The work spans propulsion, power distribution, sensors, networking, and autonomy hardware, and involves close coordination with mechanical, software, and operations teams. This is a hands‑on role focused on system design, trade studies, and validation, with direct impact on how our vessels perform in the field.
Responsibilities
Own the vessel-wide electrical architecture for propulsion, energy storage, power distribution, control, and communications
Define system topologies, interfaces, and grounding and shielding strategies to ensure safety, robustness, and serviceability
Develop block diagrams, power-tree diagrams, and system-level schematics that guide PCB, harness, and enclosure design
Define and track power budgets and current paths across all subsystems, including worst‑case and transient conditions
Establish requirements and standards for harnessing, connectors, protection devices, and power conversion modules
Lead component selection across power electronics, sensors, converters, controllers, and communication interfaces
Evaluate components and vendors based on performance, reliability, environmental ratings, availability, cost, and lifecycle considerations
Support validation of architecture and component choices through analysis, bench testing, and on‑water trials
Collaborate closely with mechanical and software engineers to ensure designs are practical, manufacturable, and maintainable
Support compliance efforts related to electrical safety, EMC, and marine standards through appropriate architecture and protection choices
Qualifications
Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
2–5 years of experience in system‑level electrical design for robotics, vehicles, aerospace, marine, or similar electromechanical systems
Strong understanding of power distribution architectures, electrical protection strategies, and control system interfaces
Experience defining system‑level electrical architectures including power, signal, and communication buses
Demonstrated expertise in component selection for high‑reliability applications
Familiarity with electrical safety and environmental standards relevant to mobile or marine systems
Experience with CAD tools for electrical schematics, system diagrams, and harness definitions
Proven ability to take systems from prototype concepts to robust, repeatable designs suitable for production
Comfort working cross‑functionally and making structured trade‑offs between performance, reliability, cost, and schedule
Bonus Points
Experience with uncrewed or remotely operated marine vehicles or other harsh‑environment platforms
Background in high‑reliability or mission‑critical electrical systems such as aerospace, defense, or industrial automation
Familiarity with hybrid power systems, battery management systems, and energy storage architectures
Experience with reliability analysis techniques such as derating, FMEA or DFMEA, and MTBF estimation
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