Staff Electrical Engineer

Role:

Staff Electrical Engineer

Duration:

6-Month Contract-to-Hire

City:

Berkeley

State:

California

Zip:

Title:

Staff Electrical Engineer (PCBA & Battery Management Systems)

Primary Skills:

• Electrical Engineering

• PCBA Design & Development

• Altium Designer

• PCB Design

• Battery Management Systems (BMS)

• Hardware Validation

• Embedded Systems

• Power Electronics

Secondary Skills:

• 1000BASE-T1 Ethernet

• CAN-FD

• SPI

• UART

• I2C

• JTAG

• MCU/MPU Design

• DFMEA

• Teamcenter

• Arena PLM

• JIRA

• JAMA

Total Required Experience in Years: 7%2B Years (5%2B Years with M.S.)

Mode of Work: Onsite Preferred (Remote During Contract; Relocation to Berkeley, CA Required Upon Hire)

Job Description:

The Staff Electrical Engineer will lead the design, development, validation, and production release of complex Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) supporting next-generation Battery Management Systems (BMS) and electrical architectures. This role owns the complete hardware development lifecycle, including requirements definition, schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, board bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, sustaining engineering, and production support in a safety-critical energy storage environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the complete PCBA development lifecycle from concept through production release.

• Develop electrical requirements, architecture documents, block diagrams, and design specifications.

• Perform component selection and schematic capture using Altium Designer.

• Lead multi-layer PCB design and layout reviews.

• Review PCB layouts for:

  • Signal Integrity

  • Power Integrity

  • Manufacturability (DFM)

  • Reliability

• Coordinate vendor DFM reviews and production release activities.

• Develop board bring-up procedures and validation strategies.

• Perform hardware debugging, verification, and root cause analysis.

• Support sustaining engineering and field issue resolution.

• Generate:

  • Design Documentation

  • Test Plans

  • Test Reports

  • Decision Matrices

  • 8D Corrective Action Reports

• Participate in design reviews and technical decision-making.

• Ensure designs meet safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with:

  • Systems Engineering

  • Firmware Engineering

  • Software Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Manufacturing

  • Test Engineering

• Support hardware integration and system validation.

• Balance development speed, product quality, reliability, and safety.

• Provide technical leadership throughout product development.

• Support production release and long-term product sustainment.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum 7 years of Electrical Engineering experience (5%2B years with Master's degree).

• Extensive experience with Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD tools.

• Experience owning complete PCBA development from concept through production.

• Strong schematic capture experience.

• Multi-layer PCB design experience.

• Board bring-up and hardware validation expertise.

• Experience throughout the complete hardware product development lifecycle.

• Hands-on experience with:

  • 1000BASE-T1 Ethernet

  • CAN-FD

  • SPI

  • UART

  • I2C

  • Data Acquisition Systems

  • Embedded Control Systems

  • MCU/MPU-based Hardware

  • Power Electronics

  • Power Management Circuits

• Experience with:

  • Buck Converters

  • LDO Regulators

  • Power Distribution Systems

• Experience in high-power or safety-critical industries such as:

  • Battery Energy Storage

  • Automotive

  • Industrial Controls

  • Power Systems

• Knowledge of:

  • UL 991

  • UL 1973

  • UL 1998

  • UL 9540

• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

• Ability to independently lead hardware development with minimal supervision.

Preferred Skills:

• 10%2B years of Electrical Engineering experience.

• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) experience.

• Electric Vehicle (EV) or automotive hardware development.

• Industrial automation or power systems experience.

• Experience performing:

  • DFMEA

  • CFMEA

• Experience with:

  • Arena PLM

  • Teamcenter

  • JIRA

  • JAMA

• SOM/SMARC carrier board development.

• Deep hands-on PCB layout experience.

• Production release and sustaining engineering experience.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience leading complex hardware development programs.

• Strong understanding of embedded hardware and high-power electrical systems.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple technical priorities simultaneously.

• Strong collaboration and leadership skills within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.

• Master's degree preferred.

Certifications:

• IPC CID/CID%2B Certification Preferred

• Altium Designer Certification Preferred

• Functional Safety (ISO 26262) Training Preferred

• Six Sigma Green Belt Preferred