- Robot type
- Defense
- Location
- AustinTexasUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 7, 2026
- Salary
- $165,000–$300,000 a year
Electrical Engineering Manager
Job description
Company Overview ACS (Allen Control Systems) is a defense technology company building precision robotic systems for the United States and its allies. Founded by two former U.S. Navy electrical engineers with deep experience in robotics and software, ACS brings together AI, computer vision, precision motion, and advanced hardware to solve complex defense challenges across land, air, and maritime environments.
Our flagship product, Bullfrog, is an autonomous precision weapon system that transforms existing weapons into highly accurate counter-drone systems — giving warfighters a scalable, cost-effective response to one of the fastest-growing threats on the modern battlefield.
Job 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.
Job 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.
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