Hardware Integration Engineer

Base Power Company; San Carlos (CA); In loco; USD 110.000 - 165.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Base Power Company is seeking a Hardware Integration Engineer to design and integrate residential battery storage, inverter, and MID hardware. This role requires strong electrical engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience with energy storage hardware to build safe, reliable, and scalable systems for homes and communities.

You will work across design, testing, and regulatory processes, partnering with software teams to ensure hardware/software integration and certification readiness.

Competenze

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering (or related field) with 3+ years of hardware development experience.
• Experience with battery storage hardware design and integration (BMS, inverters, MID).
• Ability to develop system architecture and electrical schematics for multi-component energy systems.

Mansioni

• Design and integrate battery management systems (BMS), inverters, and MID hardware for residential energy applications.
• Develop and maintain system architecture and electrical schematics for multi-component energy systems.
• Conduct testing, validation, and troubleshooting of integrated hardware systems.
• Partner with software teams to ensure seamless hardware/software integration and control algorithm development.
• Support regulatory compliance and product certification processes to meet industry standards.

Formazione

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering (or related field)

Descrizione del lavoro

About Base

Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.

About the Role

We are looking for a Hardware Integration Engineer to help design and integrate the next generation of Base Power’s residential battery storage, inverter, and microgrid interconnect device (MID) systems. This role requires strong electrical engineering fundamentals and hands‑on experience with complex energy storage hardware. You’ll play a critical role in building safe, reliable, and scalable hardware systems that power homes and communities.

What You’ll Do

• Design and integrate battery management systems (BMS), inverters, and MID hardware for residential energy applications.

• Develop and maintain system architecture and electrical schematics for multi‑component energy systems.

• Conduct testing, validation, and troubleshooting of integrated hardware systems.

• Partner with software teams to ensure seamless hardware/software integration and control algorithm development.

• Support regulatory compliance and product certification processes to meet industry standards.

What You’ll Bring

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering (or related field) with 3+ years of hardware development experience, ideally in energy storage or power systems.

• Core Technical Knowledge :

• Tools & Software :

Preferred Skills

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain.

• Experience with residential energy codes and smart home integration.

• Background in product certification and regulatory approvals.

Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.

Our Values

• First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.

• Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.

• Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.

• Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.

• Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.

• Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in‑person. It’s not a 9‑to‑5. We are all‑in.

• Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.

Do the best work of your life at Base.