Electrical Design Assurance Engineer

About Powerus

Powerus is building a next-generation American autonomous systems platform designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-consequence environments. The company combines advanced autonomy, manufacturing capability, operational expertise, and strategic acquisitions to support defense, national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial operations globally.

Mission

Our mission is to deliver resilient autonomous technologies that strengthen national security, improve operational safety, and expand the capabilities of organizations operating in complex environments.

Why Join Powerus

Powerus electronics must operate across temperature, vibration, and electrical stress in fielded conditions, and a design error found after fielding must be corrected aircraft by aircraft.

This role reviews electrical designs analytically before release: derating, worst-case circuit analysis, and electrical FMEA. Physical environmental testing is run by Reliability Engineering; this role works from schematics, layouts, and component data.

Position Overview

Powerus is seeking an Electrical Design Assurance Engineer to perform independent analytical review of electronic assembly designs before release, including derating, worst-case circuit analysis, and electrical failure modes and effects analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform component stress and derating analysis
• Perform worst-case circuit analysis on critical circuits
• Perform electrical failure modes and effects analysis
• Conduct schematic and layout design reviews before release
• Define design rules and review checklists
• Provide analysis predictions to Reliability Engineering for test planning and reconcile them with test results
• Track review findings to closure

Qualifications

• Must be located in the United States, within commuting distance of Charlotte, NC
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience designing or reviewing analog, digital, and power circuits
• Experience with derating and worst-case analysis
• Experience with circuit simulation tools such as SPICE
• Ability to read schematics and PCB layouts
• U.S. Person status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); this role involves access to ITAR- and EAR-controlled technical data

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MIL-STD-1547 or comparable derating standards
• Experience with FMEA
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability electronics
• Active or prior U.S. security clearance

What We Look For

Candidates should be able to present a design defect they found through analysis or review that would otherwise have reached production, together with the analysis that found it.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Powerus is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and mission-driven workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.