Principal Electrical Engineer in Bedford

Energy Jobline ZR; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Grey is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our product development team. You will concept, design, prototype, test, and launch automation solutions into production while supporting deployed systems.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in electrical design for automation, hands-on troubleshooting, and strong knowledge of UL/CE standards. Some travel (up to 10%) is expected as projects require on-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years in automation, material handling or related fields.
• Experience bringing automation systems into production.
• Lifecycle electrical design from ideation to production support.
• Proficient with AutoCAD Electrical and Altium.
• Experience with conveyors, robotics, sensors, and relays.
• Familiar with 220-480V hardware and UL/CE compliance.
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical systems and components.
• Prototype, test, validate and iterate designs.
• Lead production launch of automation solutions.
• Support deployed robotic systems and troubleshoot.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Electrical design

Automation systems

SolidWorks

Troubleshooting

Standards compliance

Motor control

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Altium

SolidWorks

Job description

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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. 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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