Albacore builds mass-produced long-range drone submarines for undersea dominance at scale. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
Albacore Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company building highly-capable, mass-producible drone submarines to defend sovereign waters of America and allied nations. We are backed with more than $10 million from Y Combinator and venture capital investors.
What they're looking for
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
- 1–7 years of experience designing and integrating electronic systems
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using ECAD tools (Altium preferred)
- Hands-on experience with electronic bring-up, debugging, and validation using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and electronic loads
- Experience integrating processors, sensors, power electronics, and communication interfaces
- Familiarity with high-speed digital, analog, or power electronics design
More about this role
Albacore Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company building highly-capable, mass-producible drone submarines to defend sovereign waters of America and allied nations. We are backed with more than $10 million from Y Combinator and venture capital investors.
- Design and develop electrical systems for underwater vehicles, supporting architecture development, schematic design, PCB layout, and system integration.
- Contribute to the development of power distribution, motor control, sensing, and onboard computing subsystems while ensuring robust electrical integration with mechanical and software components.
- Support the full lifecycle of electrical hardware development including design, board bring-up, debugging, and validation.
- Design and document wire harnesses, electrical interfaces, and subsystem interconnects supporting integrated vehicle architectures.
- Participate in hands-on electrical integration, system bring-up, and troubleshooting during prototype builds and field testing.
- Apply a strong first-principles engineering mindset to improve system reliability, performance, and electrical architecture.
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related...
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