Senior Electrical Engineer - ATE

Lunar Energy
Mountain View, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have hands-on power electronics design experience and a background in creating test and validation mechanisms.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with power electronics design experience and a track record in test and validation systems
    — “Collaborate to create efficient test and validation mechanisms for the individual PCBAs”
  • Individuals who have worked on high voltage and high current systems with strong lab skills
    — “Strong lab skills with working knowledge of the tools and techniques for power conversion test and analysis”
  • Professionals experienced in full product development lifecycle from concept to high-volume production
    — “able to carry product development from concept stage through high-volume production”

Things to consider

  • Candidates must be prepared to work with high voltages and currents in a lab environment
    — “working knowledge of the tools and techniques for power conversion test and analysis (e.g., use of oscilloscopes, impedance analyzers, sources, and loads in an environment with both high voltages and currents”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Altium Designer and PCB fabrication processes in your resume and interviews
    — “Proficient with Altium Designer schematic capture and PCB layout. Experience working with PCB fab and assembly houses.”
  • Emphasize your ability to debug and troubleshoot at the component level in your application materials
    — “Good debugging and troubleshooting skills down to the component level.”
  • Demonstrate your involvement in mixed-signal design and noise analysis in your portfolio or resume
    — “Mixed-signal design with emphasis on noise analysis and grounding techniques.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • design and validation of power electronics systems
Typical background
BS in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Power Electronics DesignAltium DesignerHigh Voltage And Current SystemsEmbedded Control And Application ProgrammingAnalog Circuit DesignMixed-signal Design

Preferred

Battery Management SystemsCharge SystemsPlds Programming

Stack & domain

Electrical EngineeringPower Electronics DesignAltium DesignerBattery Management SystemsInvertersCharge SystemsPCB LayoutPCB FabAssembly HousesOscilloscopesImpedance AnalyzersSourcesLoadsHigh VoltageCurrentPowerPrototypingReworkConductionHot Air SolderingPaste ApplicationFlux ApplicationCleaningEmbedded ControlMicrocontrollersPldsAnalog Circuit DesignOp-ampsStability AnalysisPower Supply DesignLinear And Switching DesignMixed-signal DesignNoise AnalysisGrounding TechniquesCollaborationProblem SolvingDebuggingTroubleshootingElectronicsPower ElectronicsClean EnergySustainability

About the role

Original posting from Lunar Energy via Greenhouse

Electronics Engineers at Lunar are responsible for the full product development lifecycle of power electronics systems that recast day-to-day energy use in homes and on the go. We are looking for people with a passion to create a more sustainable future and the skills to make that vision a reality.  An ideal candidate is enthusiastic and ready to collaborate with a dedicated, cross-functional team to create innovative, best-in-class products starting with home energy storage systems. Engineers at Lunar are hands-on comfortable with both simulation and real hardware, and able to carry product development from concept stage through high-volume production.

Lunar Energy was founded to transition homes to 100% clean energy—making our electricity greener, our air cleaner and our energy more safe, secure and reliable for all. We’re a fast-growing, global company building the world’s best clean energy products to electrify all homes and connect communities to form clean, resilient virtual power plants.

Any given day at Lunar you may...

Create the best possible products by contributing to product level features, design, and vision by leveraging your experience and creativity

Detail-level design of numerous tester interface boards ranging from IOT devices , power electronic systems, DC/DC converters,and inverters.

Bring up and testing of systems to validate functionality, optimize performance, and evaluate critical characteristics

Collaborate to create efficient test and validation mechanisms for the individual PCBAs as well as the complete system and support of the development of custom test cards and apparatus 

Work with the ME cross functional team on a bed of nails fixture.

Work across functions such as mechanical, thermal, reliability, and firmware engineering to optimize the product

Start-to-finish ownership of the electrical aspect of the system from design through prototype, validation and manufacturing

Good debugging and troubleshooting skills down to the component level.

Desired Skills: 

BS in Electrical Engineering with 5 years experience in power electronics design,

Experience with battery management systems ,inverters ,charge systems etc

Proficient with Altium Designer schematic capture and PCB layout. Experience working with PCB fab and assembly houses.

Strong lab skills with working knowledge of the tools and techniques for power conversion test and analysis (e.g., use of oscilloscopes, impedance analyzers, sources, and loads in an environment with both high voltages and currents, and high common-mode and differential-mode noise)

Working with high voltage, current, and power

Skilled at prototyping and rework - conduction and hot air soldering, paste application, flux application and cleaning, etc.

Familiarity with embedded control and application and programming of microcontrollers, PLDs and the like

Analog circuit design including op-amps, stability analysis, power supply design both linear and switching design.

Mixed-signal design with emphasis on noise analysis and grounding techniques.

Benefits:

We’re dedicated to creating a remarkable employee experience. At Lunar, competitive base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Lunar employees also have the opportunity to become Lunar shareholders by getting equity in a fast-growing company and participating in our employee stock program.

Additional benefits include: 

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents

Flexible Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays

Tax deferred 401(k) plan 

Paid parental leave for all full time employees including 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing mother and 6 weeks paid parental leave for the non-birthing parent 

Subsidized EV charging and pre-tax commuter benefits

Our DE&I Philosophy: Lunar Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent by supporting an inclusive workplace. Lunar recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Our Compensation Philosophy: Our goal is to ensure that all Lunar Energy employees are fairly compensated. Please note that the salary range information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position provided pursuant to the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act for California applicants. The salary range estimate for this position depending on level of experience is $130,000,000-$160,000 USD

The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package & benefits, will be at the company’s sole discretion, and determined by factors including but not limited to years of experience, job level, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. The company also reserves the right to amend or modify this job description, employee perks, and benefits at any time.

Source: Lunar Energy careers (Greenhouse)

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