Staff Electrical Engineer, Gradient Comfort

• The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a dynamic environment and is able to clearly define a problem, document a solution, and deliver that solution in a maintainable manner
• Track record of shipping new consumer or industrial electronics products on a tight schedule
• Experience with motor-controlled systems development
• Experience designing split analog/digital/power electronics
• 15+ years developing custom mixed signal electronic systems
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly, and Design for Testability
• Experience with ECAD libraries and library configuration management
• Experience managing others, either internal teams or consultants

Desirable

• We envision a future where every individual can enjoy the luxury of a comfortable home without contributing to carbon emissions. Our high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pump is just the beginning of our journey toward fully decarbonizing buildings
• By joining Gradient, you’ll be at the forefront of a movement to make sustainable living accessible to all, ensuring healthier communities and a brighter, greener future
• We are looking for an experienced Staff Electrical Engineer to join us and help bring this vision to life
• Work cross functionally with business and product teams, while designing the electronic systems in Gradient’s product roadmap
• Lead product system requirement generation, architectural design, detailed design, layout, testing, and evaluation of mechanical and electro-mechanical devices, and controls to meet regulatory, safety, quality standards
• Building on existing schematics, part lists, and engineering requirements
• Defining function, configuration, and arrangement for circuit boards and system wiring and driving component selection to meet BOM cost targets
• Prototyping and testing electronic designs
• Performing schematic capture and PCB layout for analog and digital, and power circuit boards through fabrication and assembly drawings generation
• Run cross functional design reviews to evaluate electronics including circuit boards within Gradient’s products
• Establish and implement best practices around circuit design, board layouts, hardware verification, and electronics design controls
• Interface with and support electronics consultants to meet company objectives
• Evaluate, diagnose, and optimize performance of new electrical designs
• Build electronics supply chain relationships and manage vendors for prototype builds, and interface with the operations team heading into production
• Work with contract manufacturers to design functional circuit test (FCT) and In-Circuit Test (ICT) fixtures
• Mentor and coach early career engineers to expand their technical expertise