Senior Electrical Engineer; Power Electronics

Position: Senior Electrical Engineer (Power Electronics)
Location: Los Osos

Title:

Senior Electrical Engineer (Power Electronics)

Location:

Los Osos, California

Reports to:

Technical Director

Rantec Power Systems Inc. is growing — and we’re looking for a strong Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team!

Based along California’s scenic Central Coast, Rantec is an upper‑tier designer and manufacturer of power supplies for the military and aerospace markets. We are an engineering‑driven company with deep expertise in power electronics, design, manufacturing, and test. For candidates considering a move to California's Central Coast, relocation assistance may be available based on experience, qualifications, and business needs.

Why You’ll Love Working at Rantec

• Competitive wages
• Excellent benefits:
  Medical (PPO, HSA), Dental, Vision, FSAs
• Vacation: 2 weeks to start + Holidays + 5 days Paid Sick Leave
• 401(k) with up to 6% company match
• Tuition Assistance
• Peer‑to‑Peer Recognition & Years of Service Awards
• 9/80 schedule — every other Friday off!
• Free catered lunch on worked Fridays/paydays
• Voluntary overtime available
• Beautiful location near the Pacific coast

Scope

Perform task and project level assignments including design/development, analysis, and manufacturing support of power supplies and power conversion equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Produce new electrical designs. Produce original electrical designs for power supplies and power conversion equipment to conform to customer specifications and Rantec standards.
• Upgrade of existing electrical designs. Provide product improvement through the analysis of existing products and the incorporation of design improvements. Incorporate product changes originating from changes in customer specifications, changes in components or manufacturing requirements, and to address obsolescence issues.
• Support bid and proposal activities.
• Test procedure generation. Determine the testing protocol for design and prototype validation as well as final product acceptance testing.
• Support Manufacturing. Produce designs that conform to IPC standards and Design for Manufacturability guidelines. Review manufacturing issues for input to design changes.
• Develop product performance and compliance testing.
• Develop plans and schedules for product design and development programs. Develop and maintain program budgets.
• Support product realization. Participate in design reviews, scheduling meetings and other engineering and manufacturing work groups to provide design input as needed.
• Ability to work flexible hours and/or different shifts, as required.
• Ability to work in a safe professional manner adhering to all regulatory requirements including OSHA, EPA, State and Federal Regulations.
• As the Company’s success relies on the productivity of our team and adherence to customer product schedules, an essential function of this position is the ability to arrive to work on-time, and work each day, as scheduled
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires access to our export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology and services. These items are restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to U.S. Citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents of the U.S. and properly licensed foreign persons.

Therefore, employment is contingent on compliance with ITAR regulations and successfully obtaining and maintaining the necessary export authorization license from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s…