Senior Electrical Engineer - ATE

Lunar Energy, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with tax advantages

Paid parental leave

Subsidized EV charging

Job summary

Lunar Energy, a fast-growing clean energy company, seeks Electronics Engineers to own the electrical aspect of home energy storage systems from concept to manufacturing. You will design power electronics, work with battery management, inverters and charging systems, and collaborate across mechanical, thermal, reliability and firmware teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, lab work, and rapid prototyping in a high-voltage environment, with on-site development at Mountain View, CA.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 5 years in power electronics design.
• Experience with battery management systems, inverters and charging systems.
• Proficient with Altium Designer schematic capture and PCB layout; experience with PCB fab and assembly houses.
• Strong lab skills for power conversion test and analysis (oscilloscopes, impedance analyzers, power supplies, loads).
• Experience working with high voltage, current and power.
• Prototyping and rework: soldering, flux application, cleaning.
• Familiarity with embedded control and programming of microcontrollers/PLDs.
• Analog circuit design including op-amps and power supply design (linear & switching).
• Mixed-signal design with focus on noise and grounding techniques.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical aspect of the system from design through prototype, validation and manufacturing.
• Detail-level design of tester interface boards and power electronics subsystems.
• Bring up and test systems to validate functionality and optimize performance.
• Develop tests and validation mechanisms for PCBAs and complete systems.
• Collaborate with ME and other functions to optimize the product.

Skills

Power electronics

Battery management systems

Inverters

High voltage handling

Prototyping & rework

Embedded control

Analog circuit design

Noise analysis

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Electronics Engineers at Lunar are responsible for the full product development lifecycle of power electronics systems that recast day-to-day energy use in homes and on the go. We are looking for people with a passion to create a more sustainable future and the skills to make that vision a reality. An ideal candidate is enthusiastic and ready to collaborate with a dedicated, cross-functional team to create innovative, best-in-class products starting with home energy storage systems. Engineers at Lunar are hands-on comfortable with both simulation and real hardware, and able to carry product development from concept stage through high-volume production.

Lunar Energy was founded to transition homes to 100% clean energy—making our electricity greener, our air cleaner and our energy more safe, secure and reliable for all. We’re a fast-growing, global company building the world’s best clean energy products to electrify all homes and connect communities to form clean, resilient virtual power plants.

Any given day at Lunar you may...

• Create the best possible products by contributing to product level features, design, and vision by leveraging your experience and creativity
• Detail-level design of numerous tester interface boards ranging from IOT devices , power electronic systems, DC/DC converters,and inverters.
• Bring up and testing of systems to validate functionality, optimize performance, and evaluate critical characteristics
• Collaborate to create efficient test and validation mechanisms for the individual PCBAs as well as the complete system and support of the development of custom test cards and apparatus
• Work with the ME cross functional team on a bed of nails fixture.
• Work across functions such as mechanical, thermal, reliability, and firmware engineering to optimize the product
• Start-to-finish ownership of the electrical aspect of the system from design through prototype, validation and manufacturing
• Good debugging and troubleshooting skills down to the component level.

Desired Skills:

• BS in Electrical Engineering with 5 years experience in power electronics design,
• Experience with battery management systems ,inverters ,charge systems etc
• Proficient with Altium Designer schematic capture and PCB layout. Experience working with PCB fab and assembly houses.
• Strong lab skills with working knowledge of the tools and techniques for power conversion test and analysis (e.g., use of oscilloscopes, impedance analyzers, sources, and loads in an environment with both high voltages and currents, and high common-mode and differential-mode noise)
• Working with high voltage, current, and power
• Skilled at prototyping and rework - conduction and hot air soldering, paste application, flux application and cleaning, etc.
• Familiarity with embedded control and application and programming of microcontrollers, PLDs and the like
• Analog circuit design including op-amps, stability analysis, power supply design both linear and switching design.
• Mixed-signal design with emphasis on noise analysis and grounding techniques.

We’re dedicated to creating a remarkable employee experience. At Lunar, competitive base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Lunar employees also have the opportunity to become Lunar shareholders by getting equity in a fast-growing company and participating in our employee stock program.

Additional benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Tax deferred 401(k) plan
• Paid parental leave for all full time employees including 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing mother and 6 weeks paid parental leave for the non-birthing parent
• Subsidized EV charging and pre-tax commuter benefits

Our DE&I Philosophy:

Lunar Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent by supporting an inclusive workplace. Lunar recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Our Compensation Philosophy:

Our goal is to ensure that all Lunar Energy employees are fairly compensated. Please note that the salary range information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position provided pursuant to the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act for California applicants. The salary range estimate for this position depending on level of experience is $130,000,000-$160,000 USD

The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package & benefits, will be at the company’s sole discretion, and determined by factors including but not limited to years of experience, job level, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. The company also reserves the right to amend or modify this job description, employee perks, and benefits at any time.

This is an onsite position at our HQ office in Mountain View, CA.

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