The role
As a Power Systems Engineer, you'll take ownership of the toughest challenge in our product line: delivering reliable energy at -40 C and below. From day one, you'll lead the design, integration, and testing of the proprietary energy system at the core of our stack - from portable high bandwidth ground hubs to fully autonomous systems - ensuring an uninterrupted flow of mission critical data and asset coordination in the world's harshest environment.
Core responsibilities
- Architect, build, and iterate ARD's proprietary energy system for seamless integration into our hardware line
- Serve as the go to technical lead for power requirements across electrical, RF, systems, and mechanical interfaces, driving SWaP optimisation at every iteration
- Ensure uninterrupted power delivery to MCUs, electronic arrays, perception sensors, and autonomous subsystems
- Lead thermal strategies for batteries and power systems (e.g., chemistry selection, controller, membranes)
- Test and validate energy systems in both the in house lab and field deployments
- Contribute to system safety and compliance testing, working against standards such as UL, IEC, and CE for batteries and electronics
- Get hands on in the field - travel to Arctic test sites and client installations
What we value
- 3+ years of hands on experience building battery systems for real world applications
- Ability to leverage a deep knowledge in battery chemistry for use in sub zero environments
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with a portfolio ready to demonstrate
- Strong familiarity with battery management systems, heat controllers, thermal membranes, and software integration
- Confident soldering, PCB design, prototyping, and field testing under pressure
- Track record of delivering systems from sketch to deployment - managing time, cost, and complexity
- Ability to operate with a large degree of autonomy within a lean and competent team
What we offer
- Competitive compensation
- Equity - meaningful options as an early employee at an early stage company
- Real field exposure - travel to Arctic sites and Outposts when needed (genuinely, not as a gimmick)
- Mission driven culture - focus on impact, not hours logged
- Small team, real ownership - 13 people total; what you build matters and ships
A note on who we want to hear from
We're building for one of the most demanding environments on Earth and we believe diverse teams build more resilient systems. We actively welcome applications from people who are underrepresented in engineering - whether that's by gender, ethnicity, disability, or background. If you're not sure you meet every requirement, apply anyway and tell us what excites you about the problem.