Senior Electrical Engineer

STAFL Systems, LLC.; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity award

401(k) plan with employer match

Comprehensive health benefits

Paid parental leave

Vacation and sick leave

Flexible leave options

On-site with hybrid flexibility

Team events and culture

Job summary

Stafl Systems is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own battery management system hardware from first schematic through production release. You will lead PCB design in Altium, perform bring-up and testing, and collaborate with firmware, systems, and mechanical engineers to deliver safe, testable hardware.

The role emphasizes hands-on ownership, documentation, and a clear path to advancement within the company. Hybrid and on-site work options exist as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on electrical engineering experience, with multiple boards taken from concept through production.
• Experience designing PCBs (schematic capture and board layout), bring up and testing.
• Experience designing low-power embedded systems.
• Experience working with contractors, clients, vendors, and manufacturers.
• Experience collaborating in a team environment across engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Designing PCBs for battery management systems or embedded control modules in Altium Designer (schematic capture and PCB board layout).
• Start-to-finish ownership of PCB designs from schematic to layout.
• Board-level bring-up and testing to identify critical characteristics and optimize performance.
• Designing systems to specified product requirements.
• Create technical documentation, product requirements, test plans.
• Communicate technical progress to clients and internal team members.
• Working autonomously and taking initiative to manage priorities.
• Improving how the team works through test infrastructure, design reuse, and documentation that captures design rationale.

Skills

PCB design

Low-power embedded systems

Altium Designer

ARM Cortex MCUs & FPGAs

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor/contractor management

Design for manufacturability

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to own battery management system hardware from first schematic through production release. Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Team Lead, you'll act as technical lead on client programs and work closely with firmware, systems, and mechanical engineers to deliver hardware that is safe, testable, and manufacturable. This is a hands-on role with real room to shape how the team designs, tests, and grows, and a clear path to advance within the organization.

What You'll Do

• Designing PCBs for battery management systems or embedded control modules in Altium Designer (schematic capture and PCB board layout)
• Start-to-finish ownership of PCB designs from schematic to layout
• Board-level bring-up and testing to identify critical characteristics and optimize performance
• Designing systems to specified product requirements
• Create technical documentation, product requirements, test plans
• Communicate technical progress to clients and internal team members
• Working autonomously and taking initiative to manage priorities
• Improving how the team works through test infrastructure, design reuse, and documentation that captures design rationale

Qualifications You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on electrical engineering experience, with multiple boards taken from concept through production
• Experience designing PCBs (schematic capture and board layout), bring up and testing
• Experience designing low-power embedded systems
• Experience working with contractors, clients, vendors, and manufacturers
• Experience collaborating in a team environment across engineering disciplines

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience with design prototypes and system integration
• Proficient in Altium Designer
• Experience with designing for testing and manufacturability
• Experience operating lab bench equipment (soldering, oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, measurement techniques…etc.)
• Experience in high-current and high-voltage design and layout practice: FET drive, thermal design, copper sizing, creepage and clearance
• Experience with lithium-ion battery systems: pack behavior, cell monitoring and balancing, and current, voltage, and temperature measurement chains
• Experience with ARM Cortex MCUs and FPGAs
• Experience designing both digital and analog circuits
• Experience designing products through high volume production
• Experience designing electronics for harsh environments
• A systematic approach to debugging, isolating faults to root cause and documenting what you found
• Experience building test infrastructure, automated test stations with SCPI/PyVISA instrument control, custom fixtures and breakout boards, DAQ-based data logging

Benefits & Compensation

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, financial wellbeing, and work-life balance.

Financial Wellbeing

• Competitive Compensation: Base salary, sign-on bonus, plus an equity award
• 401(k) Plan: Employer match up to 5% to help contribute to your future
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, with 99% of employee premiums and 50% of dependent premiums covered by the company
• Paid Parental Leave: Fully paid leave to support your growing family

Time Off

• Vacation & Sick Leave: Accrued vacation and sick leave.
• Company Holidays: Paid holidays in accordance with the company schedule
• Flexible Leave: Unpaid personal leave options available when needed

We provide programs and experiences that foster connection, growth, and a supportive workplace culture.

• PTO Nomination Program: Recognize and reward your teammates with additional time off
• Bereavement Leave: 1 week fully paid
• Jury Duty Leave: Up to 1 week fully paid

Growth & Safety

• Professional Development: Annual training budget to support your career growth
• Safety Shoe Stipend: Company-provided support for required safety gear

Office Life & Culture

• Collaborative Environment: We operate primarily on-site to foster fast-paced collaboration and execution. Hybrid flexibility may be available after an introductory period, depending on business needs
• Team Outing Program: Department events including a half-day off and a company-sponsored allowance
• Social Calendar: Weekly, monthly, and seasonal team-building events
• Fuel Your Day: Regular catered team lunches plus a kitchen fully stocked with snacks and beverages daily
• Travel & Charging: Uber Business access, free on-site EV charging, and more

The salary range represents the expected base salary for this role. The actual offer will be based on a variety of factors, including knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience. In addition to base salary, full-time employees are eligible for equity/bonus programs and a comprehensive benefits package.

About Stafl Systems

Battery Technology Solutions for a Clean Energy Future
Stafl Systems is dedicated to advancing all applications of lithium-ion battery technology to achieve a clean energy future. Since 2010, we’ve partnered with industry leaders to push the boundaries of innovation across electric vehicles, aviation, marine and consumer products. Our team brings proven engineering expertise across technical consulting, rapid product development, in-house prototype fabrication and battery pack manufacturing to solve some of the most complex challenges in today’s cleantech industry.

The pay range for this role is:

150,000 - 185,000 USD per year (South San Francisco, Ca)