Senior Electrical Design Engineer

American Energy Storage Innovations, Inc. has a full-time opening for a Senior Electrical Engineer in Hudson, Massachusetts. Hybrid working model will be considered.

Job Summary:

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer reports to the Manager, Electrical Engineering located in Hudson, Massachusetts. This position requires an understanding of electrical systems coupled with strong communication skills to collaborate technically with other departments and customers to identify and ultimately implement solutions that support customer and business goals.

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, modifying, and evaluating electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment and other hardware systems.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development of system architectures for next generation of ESS and mobility products.
• Take ownership of electrical subsystems, including component selection, simulation and testing, PCB layout and assembly and product specification.
• Collect data from a wide variety of experiments, electrical testing, and analytical evaluations.
• Conduct root cause and failure analysis using various analytical techniques and tools.
• Contributes to the development of detailed product and subsystem specifications based on product requirements for system level design, operation, and controls.
• Create test engineering and validation plans to ensure proper implementation.
• Assist in regulatory compliance testing and validation.
• Collaborates on feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs.
• Maintains product documentation (drawings and specifications) and lessons including producing design reports, test reports, operating manuals, and test procedures.
• Collaborate with team members to define the technology roadmap for current and future products.
• Support prototype system builds to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Construct circuits on breadboards to test new electrical circuitry.
• Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Adhere to federal and state regulations.
• Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
• Predictable and reliable attendance.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree.
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in electrical system design or five (5) years with demonstrated experience developing a product from concept through production on a multidiscipline project with complex systems.
• Experience with the product design process, validation testing, and documentation.
• Knowledgeable in electrical design best practices, including circuit design, component selection, circuit protections, and PCB layout.
• Proficient reading schematics and using electrical hardware design tools for analysis, simulation, engineering calculations, etc.
• Comfortable in a small organization with limited resources.
• Effective communicator, capable of concisely presenting highly technical test data to internal and external customers, as well as effectively communicating with suppliers.
• Demonstrated competence in methodical and effective troubleshooting.
• Experience with industry test certifications and regulatory compliance.
• Experienced with the handling of high voltage lithium-ion battery systems.
• Challenges the status quo and strives for continuous improvement.
• Microsoft office suite.
• Thrives in being part of a ground up design effort.
• Energy storage experience is preferred.
• Design experience above 1500V a preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Focuses on Quality: Drives work results with quality focus in actions and results.
• Decision Making & Analysis: Makes sound decisions based upon a mixture of data-driven analysis, expertise, experience, and judgment; collects relevant information, seeking input from others, and identifies connections and/or root causes of problems.
• Takes Initiative: Exhibits strong drive for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.
• Future Focus: Generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to develop new or improved processes, methods, systems, products, or services.
• Delivers Results: Achievement oriented, feeling a sense of urgency to reach goals on time, if not before.
• Integrity: Acts and makes decisions in a manner consistent with the needs of the public in delivery of products/services. Acts in line with the culture and norms of both the organization and society in general.
• Teamwork: Works cooperatively with others to accomplish team goals and organizational objectives.
• Communications: Exchanges thoughts, feelings, and information effectively.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen.
• May need to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/below knee level or reach overhead.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about in industrial environments, and uneven terrain.
• Works in a temperature-controlled office environments, with occasional work in outdoor weather conditions, and in industrial environments.
• The noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud.
• Must be able to manipulate equipment for calibration and modification.
• The ability to see and respond to dangerous situations.
• The ability to wear personal protective gear correctly most of the day.

Why Join Us

American Energy Storage Innovations, Inc. (AESI) provides comprehensive benefit plan options at no cost and a competitive salary to all associates. AESI is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits Overview

• Paid time off includes 4 weeks, 15 holidays, and parental leave.
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) offerings.
• Company provided 401K savings plan with matching contributions to help you save for retirement.
• Voluntary benefits offerings.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee Referral program.
• Employee development and career growth opportunities.

About Us

AESI comprises highly experienced core team members who have developed five generations of large-scale BESS systems, heretofore having deployed more than 1.5 GWh worldwide. That same team has come together once again to create their mangum opus — the all-in-one, ultra-high density TeraStor. Third-party analysts contend that the revolutionary design outpaces the market for reliability, availability, utilization and total lifetime value. We’ve designed and manufactured an entirely new line of energy storage products to meet the needs of grid energy storage, deployment, operation, and energy management for the next 20 years. Every detail in our AESI products makes them fundamentally easier to purchase, install, maintain and operate than any other energy storage alternative available today.

The Location – Hudson, MA

American Energy Storage Innovations, Inc. is conveniently located in Hudson Massachusetts directly across from the 290 and 495 freeways. This location is uniquely positioned less than one mile from downtown Hudson, as well as being close to downtown Marlborough offering numerous restaurants, parks, shopping, and many other attractions. AESI is located roughly 45 min drive from downtown Boston, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and parts of Connecticut. There are a wide range of activities that the area offers to its residents including competitive sports programs, woodlands, as well as safe and entertaining nightlife are all located within minutes of the AESI facility. Hudson mass was awarded the winner of “America’s Main Streets” by a national organization which promotes locally owned businesses. Whether you are looking for hiking, mountain biking, sports lakes, access to Boston, or just a fantastic meal, Hudson, MA has something for everyone.

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