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Electrical Engineer

CollaberaBerkeley, CA

$85 - $90 / hour

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Overview

Remote
On-site
Compensation
$85-$90/hour

Job Description

Role: Staff Electrical Engineer
Location: Berkeley, CA 94704
Type : Long Term Contract
Pay Range: $85-$90/hr.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

PCBA Design & Development

  • Own full PCBA development lifecycle from concept through production release.
  • Generate electrical requirements, block diagrams, architecture documentation, and design specifications.
  • Perform component selection and schematic capture using Altium.
  • Drive PCB layout development and review for signal integrity, power integrity, manufacturability, and reliability.
  • Support vendor DFM reviews and design release activities.

System Integration & Validation

  • Develop bring-up procedures, test plans, and verification strategies.
  • Support board bring-up, debugging, validation, and root cause investigations.
  • Troubleshoot released designs and support sustaining engineering efforts.
  • Generate design documentation, test reports, decision matrices, and 8D corrective action reports.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner closely with Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Firmware, Software, Manufacturing, and Test teams.
  • Support design reviews and ensure alignment across hardware and system-level requirements.
  • Balance speed, rigor, safety, and reliability within an aggressive development environment.

Technical Scope:

Power & Control Systems• 48V power distribution architecture• High-power actuator, fan, and sensor control• Power conversion including buck converters, LDOs, and power management systems• Data acquisition and control systems

Communication Interfaces:

• 1000BASE-T1 Single Pair Ethernet (highly important)

• CAN-FD, SPI, UART, I2C, isoSPI, JTAG

Components & Subsystems:• MCUs and MPUs• SOM / SMARC carrier boards• Ethernet switches and PHYs• ADCs, DACs, IO expanders• Motor drivers, gate drivers, high-side drivers• Sensor interfaces and control circuitry

Safety & Compliance:• Design for high-power and hazardous environments• UL 991, UL 1973, UL 1998, UL 9540• Safety-critical communication architectures• Reliability-focused design methodologies

Must-Haves:• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience (5+ with MS considered).• Strong Altium experience (or equivalent ECAD platform).• Demonstrated ownership of schematic capture and PCBA development.• Multi-layer PCB design experience.• Board bring-up and hardware validation experience.• Experience across the full product development lifecycle.• Hands-on experience with:

  • Ethernet (1000BASE-T1 strongly preferred)
  • CAN-FD
  • SPI, UART, I2C
  • Data acquisition systems
  • Control systems
  • MCU/MPU-based designs
  • Power electronics and power management circuits

• Experience working in high-power, industrial, automotive, energy, battery, or similarly safety-critical environments.• Knowledge of UL991, UL1973, UL1998, and/or UL9540 compliance requirements.• Strong problem-solving, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.• Ability to operate independently with minimal oversight.

Nice-to-Haves:• 10+ years of experience.• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) experience.• EV, automotive, industrial automation, or power systems background.• Experience with DFMEA and CFMEA.• Familiarity with Arena, Teamcenter, or other PLM tools.• Experience with JIRA and JAMA.• SOM/carrier board architecture experience.• Deep hands-on PCB layout execution experience, not just design review.• Experience supporting production release and sustaining engineering.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually – as applicable.

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