Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Gridware

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San Francisco, CA, United States

Posted on: 2025-09-16

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Gridware is a technology company focused on protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced active grid response platform uses high-precision mechanical sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

Role Description

The Senior Electrical Design Engineer is responsible for designing, testing, and optimizing hardware systems for grid monitoring devices. This role involves developing and troubleshooting electrical circuits, collaborating with firmware engineers, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in electrical engineering, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for hardware development.

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

Responsibilities

Design and develop electrical circuits and components for sensor devices and grid monitoring systems.

Conduct testing and validation of hardware prototypes to ensure performance and reliability.

Collaborate with firmware engineers to integrate hardware components with embedded systems.

Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues in prototypes and deployed devices.

Ensure compliance with industry standards and certifications for electrical systems.

Required Skills

3-7 years of experience in electrical engineering, with a focus on hardware design and development.

Strong understanding of analog and digital circuits, signal processing, and power systems, and experience with relevant simulation software (e.g.LTSpice)

Proficiency with laboratory tools for electronics prototyping and troubleshooting (i.e. oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)

Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (i.e. Altium, KiCAD)Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.