Principal Electrical Engineer

Berkshire Grey, Inc.; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Grey, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Electrical Engineer to lead concepting, design, prototyping and testing of automation systems. You will drive production release and support deployed equipment in material handling environments.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience across the full electrical design lifecycle, from ideation to field support, and strong proficiency with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and PCB design tools. Travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar (e.g. Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics).
• Eight or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconductor.
• Significant experience designing and bringing automation systems into production.
• Willing to dive into entire life cycle of electrical design from ideation all the way through to production support and troubleshooting.
• Desired expertise with AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical, PCB design, development, and deployment; Altium.

Skills

Electrical design

Automation systems

Mechanical aptitude

Problem solving

3D CAD (SolidWorks)

Team collaboration

Project leadership

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar

Tools

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

Altium

PCB design

Job description

About

Join us at Berkshire Grey to deliver best-in-class robotic automation solutions that solve real customer problems and deliver immediate value. Our Engineering team is seeking a talented professional for a product development role. The ideal candidate will excel at concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new designs, plus launching products into production and supporting deployed systems. We’re looking for self-starters who can turn unclear problems into practical solutions, thriving in a team of top talent.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar (e.g. Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics).
• Eight or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconductor.
• Significant experience successfully designing and bringing automation systems into production.
• Willing to dive into entire life cycle of electrical design from ideation all the way through to production support and troubleshooting.
• Desired expertise with:

• • Developing and maintaining electrical interconnect and cable designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.
  • PCB design, development, and deployment. Preferred experience with Altium.
  • Equipment such as conveyor systems, robot arms, photo-eyes, proximity sensors, VFD drives, barcode scanners, safety controllers.

• • Electrical system and component design - DC, analog, single phase and three phase circuit design. Industrial electrical panel work involving 220-480v hardware & standards.

• Various motor architectures in the power range of 50W-3kW.
• Functional safety devices and relationship to Safety Performance Level.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical systems, sensors, mechanical systems, and controls logic.
• Designing to UL / CE standards compliance.

• Additional detailed experience in:
  • Root cause analysis and managing rollout of updates, including service bulletins.
  • Selection and control of BLDC, servo, stepper and induction motors.
  • Selecting, specifying and integrating sensing solutions including retroreflective, inductive proximity, Reed switches, and load cells.

• • SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD tool.

Travel Expectation: 10%

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