Overview
On Site
$50 - $70
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
10% Travel
Able to Provide Sponsorship
Skills
INVERTERS
BATTERIES
HIGH VOLTAGE
LAB ENVIROMENT
POWER SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL DESIGN
POWER CONVERSION
RECTIFIERS
CONVERTER
EMBEDDED LINUX DEVELOPMENT
MICROGRID
SOLAR
RENEWABLE ENERGY
oscilloscopes
signal generators
spectrum analyzers
electronic loads.
Job Details
Job Title: Power System Engineer/Electrical Engineer
Location: San Mateo, CA (Onsite)
Type: Long-Term Contract About the Role:
We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in Power Systems or Electrical Engineering.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with inverters and batteries in the 5 kVA to 25 kVA capacity range and with battery systems from 5 kWh to 50 kWh. Additionally, experience in handling and testing high-voltage products in a laboratory environment is required.
Responsibilities:
Key Qualifications:
Location: San Mateo, CA (Onsite)
Type: Long-Term Contract About the Role:
We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in Power Systems or Electrical Engineering.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with inverters and batteries in the 5 kVA to 25 kVA capacity range and with battery systems from 5 kWh to 50 kWh. Additionally, experience in handling and testing high-voltage products in a laboratory environment is required.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the design and development of high-power solar and battery control systems.
- Modify and maintain software within a Linux embedded environment.
- Support prototype bring-up, debugging, and hardware bug tracking, including signal characterization and functional verification.
- Create and execute hardware and system-level test plans, including pre-compliance, reliability, and environmental testing.
- Collaborate with contract manufacturers (primarily in Asia) and component suppliers to ensure quality and timely deliverables.
- Participate in DFMEA, DFQ, and DFR processes to enhance product reliability and performance.
- Develop numerical simulations and data analysis tools to support control algorithm creation and decision-support software.
- Build and test peer-to-peer energy sharing and demand-response systems.
- Prototype preventive maintenance decision-support applications.
- Design algorithms for fault diagnosis and failure prediction.
- Support system sizing under demand uncertainty and integrate renewable energy systems efficiently.
Key Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master s preferred).
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in electrical design, including digital, analog, and power electronic systems.
- Strong understanding of power conversion technologies converters, inverters, and rectifiers.
- Proven experience with Embedded Linux Development, including Device Trees and Linux build systems (e.g., Buildroot).
- Background in solar, microgrid, or renewable energy systems.
- Proficient with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and electronic loads.
- Skilled in design tools and environments including LabView, MATLAB/Simulink/Simscape, Altium, PLECS, Python.
- Deep knowledge of wireless communication technologies (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular).
- Familiarity with Model-in-the-Loop (MIL), Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Processor-in-the-Loop (PIL), and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) development frameworks.
- Awareness of international safety and EMC standards (UL, ISO, IEC, FCC, NEC).
- Self-starter attitude, eager to thrive in a start-up or high-growth environment.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
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