Electrical Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in Berkeley is seeking a senior PCBA design engineer to own the full lifecycle of PCBAs for high-power and hazardous systems, from requirements design through bring-up and verification.

You will work cross-functionally with System, Mechanical, Firmware, and Test teams to define, design, and test PCBAs while ensuring safety and compliance per UL standards, delivering robust designs and thorough documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or Master's with 5+ years.
• Proficiency in PCBA design ECAD software (Altium or equivalent).
• Experience with sensors, power electronics, processing, networking, and data acquisition.
• Knowledge of UL 991, 1973, 9540, 1998 safety/compliance requirements.
• Familiar with PLM, JIRA, and requirement management tools (JAMA).
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle of PCBA design from requirements to verification.
• Ensure safety, reliability, and compliance for high-power and hazardous systems.
• Create requirements, DFMEA/CFMEA, block diagrams, simulations, schematics, layouts, bring-up/test plans.
• Collaborate with System, Mechanical, Firmware, and Test teams to define and test PCBAs.
• Support troubleshooting and continuous improvement of released PCBA designs.
• Document design concepts, bring-up results, and root cause investigations.

Skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree +7 years

Master's degree +5 years

Tools

Altium

Arena PLM

Teamcenter PLM

JIRA

JAMA

Job description

• Responsible for the full lifecycle of PCBA design — from requirements design release through vendor DFM, bring up, verification,
• Ensure PCBA designs meet safety, reliability, and compliance standards for high-power and hazardous systems
• Create requirements, DFMEA/CFMEA, electrical block diagrams, simulations, analysis, schematics, layouts, bring-up/test plans, and 8
• Work cross functionally with System Engineering, Mechanical/Electro-Mechnical, Firmware/Software, & Test/Verification teams to define, design, & test PCBAs and resolve Electrical System related issues
• Support troubleshooting, maintenance, and continuous improvement of released PCBA designs
• Document Design Concepts, Architecture, Block Diagrams, Bring-Up/Test Results, Root Cause Investigations, and Decision Matrices

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience (battery or energy storage systems experience is a plus); OR Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in PCBA design ECAD SW Altium or equivalent
• Hands-on experience with sensors, power electronics (high voltage, high power, AC, SMPS, LDO), processing (MCU, MPU, SOM), networking (Ethernet, CAN-FD, isoSPI), on board communication (SPI, UART, I2C, JTAG), data acquisition (IO, ADC, DAC), and control systems
• Strong understanding of safety and compliance considerations in high-power and/or chemical environments
• Demonstrated experience designing PCBAs and Electrical Systems to UL 991, 1973, 9540, 1998 requirements
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance speed, rigor, and safety
• Familiarity with the SW including PLM (e.g. Arena or Team Center), product development SW (e.g. JIRA) and requirement management tools (e.g. JAMA)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and cross-functionally in a fast-paced environmen