Principal Hardware Engineer
Lumicity
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Job summary
Lumicity in Portland, OR is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to lead hardware development for industrial power, BESS, and UPS systems. This hands-on role covers high‑power electronics from concept through production, with ownership of circuit-board and system-level design.
Ideal candidates will have a strong background in power electronics, MIL-STD/EMC awareness, and leadership experience guiding engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 10+ years of hardware development experience.
- Strong background in power electronics and board-level circuit design.
- Experience designing/debugging microcontroller-based hardware.
- Comfortable with high voltage systems (600 VDC).
- Experience with CAN and I2C communication buses/interfaces.
- Exposure to EMC and product-safety requirements.
Responsibilities
- Own portions of the electrical architecture from requirements through released hardware.
- Design and develop analog, digital, embedded, and power-electronics circuitry.
- Perform schematic capture, circuit analysis/simulation, component selection, and design documentation.
- Develop and debug hardware involving microcontrollers and embedded interfaces.
- Lead or contribute heavily to design reviews, verification, and validation activities.
- Help establish production test and acceptance strategies as new products move into manufacturing.
Skills
Education
Job description
I’m partnering with a growing energy storage company looking to add a Principal Hardware Engineer (Hardware Engineer V) to their engineering team.
This is a highly hands-on role for an experienced electrical/power electronic engineer who has taken complex hardware from early architecture through design, debugging, validation, and ultimately production. You’ll work on high-power electrical systems and power electronics used in industrial applications, with ownership across both the circuit-board and system level.
- Own portions of the electrical architecture from requirements through released hardware
- Design and develop analog, digital, embedded, and power-electronics circuitry
- Perform schematic capture, circuit analysis/simulation, component selection, and design documentation
- Develop and debug hardware involving microcontrollers and embedded interfaces
- Lead or contribute heavily to design reviews, verification, and validation activities
- Help establish production test and acceptance strategies as new products move into manufacturing
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering (Advanced degree preferred), or a closely related discipline
- Roughly 10+ years of hardware development experience
- Strong background in power electronics and board-level circuit design
- Experience designing/debugging microcontroller-based hardware
- Comfortable working with high voltage systems, (600 VDC range)
- Experience with communication buses/interfaces such as CAN and I²C
- Exposure to EMC and product-safety requirements
- Experience with industrial power systems, energy storage, UPS hardware, or adjacent high-power equipment
- Prior experience serving as a technical lead or mentoring other engineers
- Experience working in an environment where engineering, testing, and manufacturing sit closely together
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