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Position Summary
A rapidly growing company is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support the design, development, validation, and improvement of board-level hardware for EV charging equipment (EVSE). This role is focused on practical electrical design work including schematic capture, component selection, prototype bring-up, debugging, and compliance-driven product development.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience developing electronic hardware for commercial or industrial products and is comfortable working across embedded control hardware, interfaces, sensing, protection, and power-related circuits. Experience with EV charging equipment, EMI/EMC mitigation, and UL or other regulatory compliance is strongly preferred. Familiarity with J1772 and ISO 15118 is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Design and support board-level electrical hardware for EV charging systems.
- Develop specifications, schematics, and component selections; support PCB layout review.
- Bring up, validate, characterize, and debug prototype hardware.
- Troubleshoot analog, digital, mixed-signal, and embedded interface circuits.
- Define hardware interfaces and resolve system-level issues in collaboration with firmware and software teams.
- Maintain BOMs and support component sourcing and design updates.
- Validate and troubleshoot hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, meters, and spectrum analyzers.
- Mitigate EMI/EMC issues through filtering, grounding, shielding, and layout review.
- Support UL and regulatory compliance efforts, including design changes driven by certification testing.
- Coordinate with manufacturers, vendors, and external test labs during prototype and production builds.
- Document design revisions, test results, and engineering changes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Hands-on experience in board-level design for commercial or industrial electronic products.
- Proficiency in schematic capture, component selection, prototype bring-up, and hardware debugging.
- Experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
- Familiarity with interfaces such as SPI, I2C, CAN, Modbus, or Ethernet.
- Comfortable with standard lab equipment for validation and troubleshooting.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with EVSE or EV charging products.
- Experience with EMI/EMC troubleshooting and UL or other regulatory compliance.
- Familiarity with AC-powered systems, power electronics, relays, sensing, isolation, and protection circuits.
- Familiarity with J1772 and ISO 15118.
Why Join
- Be part of a dynamic and fast-growing company
- Competitive Salary
- Benefits Package includes:
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Ability to Participate in Electric Vehicle Incentive Program
- Ability to Participate in Company 401K Plan with match
- Quarterly Mental Health Days
- Employee Educational Reimbursement
Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills, but will sit in a range of $105,000 - $130,000
Salary : $105,000 - $130,000