Role: Electrical Engineer
About Rigil:
Rigil is an award-winning, woman-owned, small business that specializes in technology consulting, strategy consulting and product development. We value teamwork and strive to build strong leaders.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Electrical Engineer(5yrs+) to participate in the development of its next generation systems and support the existing product portfolio. The ideal candidate will have experience in designing electrical systems, in building prototypes, participating in EVT and DVT designs testing along the development. He/her will help the transition of the designs to high volume manufacturers in Asia. The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to review the electrical designs. The ideal candidate is passionate about renewable energy including solar generation, battery storage and power conversion.
Roles & Responsibilities
Participate in design and development of digital and analog electronics to control high- power electronics systems.
Product level electrical design including component selection, circuit design, subsystem design and schematic capture and PCB layout in Altium.
Prototypes bring-up and debugging, hardware bug tracking, functional verification, and signal characterization.
Work with product management to convert product requirements into engineering specifications.
Generate electrical design specifications for subsystems and oversee end-to-end product introduction activities.
Develop and execute hardware and system test plans and perform tests for pre- compliance, environmental and reliability.
Collaborate with mechanical engineers to optimize system level electro-mechanical design including thermal management.
Participate in DFMEAs, Design for Quality (DFQ) and Design for Reliability (DFR) and assist is defining process objectives.
Prior experience in supporting factories to source and qualify production line test fixtures. Work directly with Contract Manufacturers in Asia and component suppliers to ensure quality deliverables.
Key Qualifications:
BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related technical field with relevant industry experience.
5 years of Electrical design experience with digital and analog electronic and power electronic systems and architecture.
Prior experience with AC/DC power conversion, motor controllers, UPS, Solar & battery inverters and good understanding of embedded controllers for power and digital control theory.
Extensive hands-on experience with lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, electronic loads, and signal generators.
Experience in development of digital and analog interfaces for PC-based test systems, especially (Labview, Matlab, Python) and signal conditioning and conversion, Discrete semiconductor design and mixed-signal design.
Experience with wireless technologies, such as Cellular, WiFi or Bluetooth.
Familiarity with EMI/EMC design and mitigation techniques.
Familiar with international safety and EMC regulations, such as UL, ISO, IEC FCC, and NEC related to product safety.
Strong desire to be part of a start-up / high growth company and a fast-paced, results oriented culture.