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Senior Electrical Engineer (I, II, III)

Cellares
23 days ago
Full-time
On-site
South San Francisco, CA
IT

Responsibilities

  • Lead electrical design for complex automation equipment, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory and safety standards such as IEC 61010, NFPA 70/79, and UL 508A

  • Design power and signal distribution throughout industrial equipment using control panels, cables, PCBs, and off-the-shelf assemblies

  • Document Electrical designs in schematic, interconnect, and layout drawings in a formal Product Lifecycle Management paradigm

  • Assist with the development of functional requirements and specifications

  • Design and implement test benches to support prototyping and characterization

  • Participate in design reviews and provide input to identify issues and drive design choices

  • Collaborate with controls, mechanical, systems, and software engineers

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 7 years of experience, or a Master’s degree with at least 5 years of experience

  • Experience working on projects incorporating electrical and mechanical components, and general exposure to different types of sensors and actuators

  • Solid understanding of AC and DC power distribution, including circuit protection, sizing, and design for manufacturing

  • Experience integrating PLC hardware platforms such as Beckhoff, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, etc.

  • Familiar with digital communication mediums such as Ethernet, RS-232, RS-485, and how they work at a physical level

  • Hands-on experience in digital and analog electronic circuit design, troubleshooting, and testing

  • Proficient with standard electrical test equipment such as DMM, oscilloscope, function generator, etc

  • Ability to build prototypes, construct electrical panels, perform wiring, and cable routing

  • Self-awareness, integrity, authenticity, and a growth/entrepreneurial mindset

Preferred Experience

  • Proficiency with Electrical CAD software such as EPLAN, Zuken, AutoCAD Electrical, Solidworks Electrical, OrCAD, Altium, etc.

  • Proficiency in designing PCB assemblies

  • Experience with a programming language such as Python, Structured Text, Ladder Logic, C# or C

  • Exposure to 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Inventor, Fusion 360