Senior Systems Engineer – Grid Sensor & Measurement

Gridware; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Pl…)

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Mon…)

Off the Grid — two weeks per year paid

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

Job summary

Gridware, a San Francisco-based technology company protecting and enhancing the electrical grid, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead ambiguous sensing and measurement problems with real-world impact.

You will become an expert in grid sensor signals, investigate sensing issues via exploratory data analysis, hardware simulation, and bench debugging, and develop improvements validated by in-house test infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Own ambiguous sensing or measurement problems from framing to validation.
• Write analysis pipelines to investigate and report system performance.
• Capture high-quality electrical measurements with lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop measurement performance requirements and evaluate new sensors.
• Root-cause sensor signal issues using fleet telemetry and bench tests.
• Design and validate measurement chain changes to improve observability.
• Downsize on-device data with signal compression and sampling rate strategies.
• Develop and own test methods and hardware-in-the-loop tests to validate changes.
• Mentor teammates and collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and HW/SW/FW engineers.

Skills

Ambiguity ownership

Python

MATLAB

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical judgment

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD (related field)

Tools

SPICE or circuit simulation

Laboratory instrumentation (scope/DAQ)

Job description

Gridware, a San Francisco-based technology company protecting and enhancing the electrical grid, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead ambiguous sensing and measurement problems with real-world impact.

You will become an expert in grid sensor signals, investigate sensing issues via exploratory data analysis, hardware simulation, and bench debugging, and develop improvements validated by in-house test infrastructure.