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About the Role

We are seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead and grow our electrical engineering team in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. This is a player-coach role where you will contribute hands-on to schematic design, layout, and hardware development while setting direction and removing obstacles for the team. You will partner closely with mechanical, firmware, and systems engineering to ship hardware that performs in the field.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of electrical engineers; manage workload, priorities, and career development across a cross-functional, matrix-style organization.
Contribute hands-on to schematic capture and PCB layout; review and approve designs across the team, maintaining high standards for quality and reliability.
Drive development across power electronics, motor drives, embedded computing, and networking subsystems.
Partner with mechanical, firmware, and systems engineering to ensure electrical designs integrate cleanly across subsystems and meet program requirements.
Work with manufacturing to communicate engineering designs and intent and to find and resolve issues.

Requirements

7+ years of electrical engineering experience, including direct management of electrical engineers in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB layout; ability and willingness to stay technically active alongside management responsibilities.
Solid technical depth across power electronics, motor drivers, embedded computing, and networking; comfort making and defending design decisions in these domains.
Experience leading engineering in a matrix organization; strong communication and coordination skills across mechanical, firmware, and systems engineering counterparts.
Experience mentoring and developing junior electrical engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and career development while fostering a collaborative engineering culture.

Skills

Schematic capture
PCB layout
Power electronics
Motor drivers
Embedded computing
Networking
Altium Designer
Hardware development
Robotics
Autonomous systems
Computer vision
Control systems

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Manager
7+ years

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary

Benefits

ACS Equity Package
Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off

About the Company

Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup founded by two former Navy electrical engineers with a proven track record in robotics and software.
We are developing an autonomous gun turret using advanced computer vision and control systems to precisely detect, track, and neutralize enemy drones.
With an engineering-first culture, ACS values technical excellence and innovation.
Backed by our founders’ successful exits from two previous ventures acquired for a combined $180M in 2022, we are committed to ensuring that the groundbreaking technologies we develop will have a real-world impact.

Equal Opportunity

Allen Control Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
Allen Control Systems prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.