Who we are:
Fuse builds innovative communications, networking, and computing solutions that improve the sharing of information, video, text, and voice among operators distributed throughout airborne, maritime, and ground environments. We are a technology firm creating in-house software, network, and hardware solutions that support our noble cause of advancing warfighter capabilities with elegant, user-focused communications, networks, and software systems.
About this role:
Do you thrive in innovative, design-driven environments with a high level of both accountability and trust? Are you passionate about delivering elegant hardware solutions with the right amount of engineering rigor? Are you seeking a technical role where you can take initiative? If so - we want to hear from you! This role will support the agile development of innovative communications, networking, and computing solutions for U.S. defense agencies that improve the sharing of information among warfighters distributed throughout airborne, maritime, and ground environments. Fuse is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer with deep expertise in power systems design and integration to support the development and deployment of advanced tactical communications, networking, and computing platforms. This role will support integrated hardware systems for mission-critical defense applications where power integrity, ruggedization, reliability, and environmental compliance are essential. The ideal candidate is a technically strong engineer who thrives in fast-paced development environments and can balance disciplined engineering practices with innovative problem-solving. This individual will work cross-functionally with mechanical, systems, software, manufacturing, and integration teams to deliver highly reliable solutions for airborne, maritime, and ground systems.
What you’ll do:
- Interpret systems engineering models, system block diagrams, interface control documents, equipment specifications, and customer requirements to define electrical architectures and physical interconnections.
- Create and maintain electrical schematics, interconnect and wiring diagrams, cable assembly drawings, bills of materials, and supporting technical documentation.
- Design electrical interfaces for tactical communications, networking, and computing systems containing multiple line replaceable units (LRUs).
- Select wire, cable, connectors, contacts, backshells, shielding, circuit protection, filters, relays, and other interconnect components based on electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements.
- Develop power architectures for a single unit that distributes and manages power for multiple LRUs.
- Perform power budgets, load and voltage-drop calculations, conversion-efficiency estimates, wire sizing, and basic thermal-loss analysis.
- Define power sequencing, startup and inrush behavior, overload and short-circuit protection, grounding, bonding, fault isolation, load shedding, and recovery behavior.
- Apply TEMPEST and EMI/EMC design considerations to enclosure interfaces, cable routing, connectorization, shielding, grounding, bonding, and signal separation.
- Perform trade studies and support selection of LRUs, power supplies, power converters, connectors, cables, and electrical components.
- Collaborate with mechanical engineers to ensure cable assemblies can be routed, installed, serviced, and maintained within constrained platforms.
- Generate and review released electrical design packages under configuration management.
- Support prototype and first-article builds, integration, troubleshooting, inspection, and acceptance testing.
- Plan and execute unit-, subsystem-, and system-level electrical tests; document results; and drive corrective actions and design improvements.
- Troubleshoot issues across power, cabling, grounding, hardware, software, and network boundaries using schematics, test equipment, and structured root-cause analysis.
- Participate in engineering reviews and customer technical meetings.
- Work with vendors and production personnel to procure, fabricate, inspect, and resolve issues involving electrical components and cable assemblies.
- Create technical content for assembly instructions, test procedures, interface documentation, design descriptions, and test reports.
- Provide onsite and remote integration and operational support.
- Limited travel may be required.
Requirements
We are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline and 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret systems engineering models, block diagrams, interface definitions, and technical requirements and translate them into electrical designs.
- Experience creating electrical schematics, interconnect diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable drawings, and bills of materials using PADS, OrCAD, SolidWorks Electrical, or an equivalent tool.
- Experience selecting wire, cable, connectors, contacts, backshells, shielding methods, and circuit-protection components for electromechanical systems.
- Working knowledge of common digital and analog interfaces, including Ethernet, USB, serial communications, I2C, SPI, and PCIe.
- Experience performing system-level power budgets and load calculations for equipment containing multiple LRUs.
- Understanding of power distribution and conversion, voltage drop, efficiency, derating, inrush current, grounding, bonding, filtering, circuit protection, and fault isolation.
- Working knowledge of TEMPEST-conscious design principles and EMI/EMC controls for cabling, connectorization, shielding, grounding, bonding, and equipment integration.
- Familiarity with applicable military electrical, EMI/EMC, and environmental requirements, including MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-810.
- Experience with electrical bench testing and troubleshooting using digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and continuity test equipment.
- Understanding of cable and wire-harness manufacturing, inspection, test methods, and production documentation.
- Experience supporting integration across electrical hardware, mechanical packaging, software, and network systems.
- Basic understanding of configuration management and formal drawing-release practices.
- Strong technical, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative team environment.
- Demonstrated ownership and accountability for product designs and technical decisions.
- Must be a nimble self-starter who is excited about technology and can propose practical, creative solutions.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship.
Your own unique talents! If you meet some requirements of this position but not 100% of the qualifications outlined above, tell us why you would be a great fit for this role based on the specific characteristics that align with our values and goals.
Nice to have:
- Experience with VPX, SOSA, OpenVPX, or tactical communications architectures
- Experience supporting airborne or maritime platforms
- Experience with battery systems, UPS design, or power redundancy architectures
- Familiarity with processor-based embedded systems
- Experience supporting Environmental Qualification Testing (EQT)
- Proficiency with SolidWorks Electrical Schematic and SolidWorks Electrical 3D, including cable and harness routing, connector placement, bend-radius control, and synchronization of schematic and 3D data.
- Experience creating 3D cable or harness models in SolidWorks and resolving routing, service-loop, access, separation, and installation constraints with mechanical teams.
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering and SysML tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler or Enterprise Architect.
- Active U.S. Secret clearance.
More about Fuse:
Founded in 2010, Fuse is a veteran-owned, rapidly growing small business. Our San Diego-based company has earned recognition as an emerging leader in airborne, maritime, and ground networking. Placing the warfighter at the center of every design process, Fuse delivers intuitive, agile, and resilient products that go beyond national security requirements - providing lasting utility and game-changing results. We take pride in our brilliant and talented team as well as our dynamic, collaborative, and creative environment. We build cutting-edge hardware and software products that solve complex national security challenges for warfighters at the tactical edge. Salary Range: $95,000–$130,000
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Employee coverage is fully funded; a portion of dependents' coverage is funded as well
- 11 paid Federal Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Date of hire through second year: 10 days/year (accrued)
- After two years: unlimited
- 40 hours of paid sick leave per year
- 401k with employer matching
- Annual bonuses
- Cell phone reimbursement: $100/month
