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Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Helsing · Washington, DC · On-site

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About Helsing

Backed by Accel, General Catalyst and Lightspeed.

About the role

As Senior Power Electronics Engineer, you will own the battery and power distribution board for a next-generation loitering munition system being developed for the U.S. Army. You will select the vehicle battery. You will design circuitry for battery management, charging, power distribution, and protection. You will carry those designs through qualification against the vehicle’s power requirements. The battery and board must supply the vehicle’s flight controls, sensors, and other hardware throughout the mission. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Select a vehicle battery that fits power needs, weight limits, and integration constraints
  • Design battery management and charging circuitry for the vehicle power system
  • Design the power distribution board, including distribution and protection circuits
  • Define each component’s power interface with the hardware team that owns it
  • Provide power analysis to systems engineers managing the vehicle budget and its size, weight, and power configuration
  • Plan and carry out bench and ground tests to qualify battery and power distribution hardware under expected operating conditions
More about this role

Helsing develops artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to protect and defend democracies. We are growing our US operations, cultivating an ambitio u s and committed team of mission-driven professionals to apply their skills to solve challenging problems.

As Senior Power Electronics Engineer, you will own the battery and power distribution board for a next-generation loitering munition system being developed for the U.S. Army. You will select the vehicle battery. You will design circuitry for battery management, charging, power distribution, and protection. You will carry those designs through qualification against the vehicle’s power requirements. The battery and board must supply the vehicle’s flight controls, sensors, and other hardware throughout the mission.

You will be the power system’s technical expert across the vehicle. You will work with systems engineers who manage the vehicle’s size, weight, and power configuration. You will supply power analysis for the vehicle budget. With each hardware team, you will define the power interface for its components. Your analysis will show how a change to one component affects power available to the rest of the vehicle. Each...

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