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
Wireless Engineers should have a broad-based knowledge in aspects RF architecture, design, integration and manufacturing. They have deep theoretical and practical knowledge in one or more areas of electromagnetic theory, RF and Wireless circuit design, communication theory, and product design trade-off. They use electromagnetic and system simulation, hands on prototyping, test and measurement to understand complex system and sub-system interactions, implications to product level design, and manufacturing trade-offs to enable mass production.
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
Bring-up experience and take to production state-of-the-art physical layer wireless communication systemsDesigning and simulating wireless communication systems for very low power applications Link Budget ModelingExperience in integration of wireless technologies such as cellular, GPS, WiFi, BLE, LoRa and mesh technologiesTerrestrial and satellite communicationsStrong collaborator, with ability to build strong relationships both within and outside the teamRequired Skills
BSEE with 10+ yrs experience in RF Systems Design and DebugWorking with antenna houses and cert labsRF manufacturing line testing and fixturesRadio desense/CoEx testingRF certification and compliance (PTCRB, EMI, etc), RF lab setup and RF performance analysis.Experience working with RF silicon vendors, collaboration with EE, ME, FWBonus Skills
Antenna designPrevious experience with RF Silicon vendorsCollaboration with EE, ME and FW