Gridware

Senior Research Engineer, Electrical

San Francisco, CA · Senior

No sponsorship$185k-$200kDetected 123 days ago

PythonC++MATLABAlgorithmsData AnalysisEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingResearchCommunication

About the role

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.
This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently.

Develop measurement performance requirements. Select and evaluate new sensors for current and new sensing capabilities.
Root-cause sensor signal issues from fleet to bench: use fleet telemetry (time-series + metadata) to isolate cohorts and failure signatures, test hypotheses via circuit simulation and benchtop reproduction, drive fixes design solutions, and partner with HW and FW engineering to implement them.
Design and validate measurement chain changes to improve physical phenomena observability.
Downsize on-device data. Develop signal compression techniques, selective data storage decisions, and sampling rate reduction strategies.
Develop and own test methods to characterize and validate sensor performance.
Develop hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure to reproduce the real-world physical phenomena Gridware technology detects. Run hardware-in-the-loop tests to validate changes to our tech stack ( HW, phenomena detection algorithms).
Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and SW / HW / FW engineers.
Develop measurement performance requirements.
Develop signal compression techniques, selective data storage decisions, and sampling rate reduction strategies.
Develop hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure to reproduce the real-world physical phenomena Gridware technology detects.

Experience collecting high-quality electrical measurements: have built and run custom measurement setups using standard lab instrumentation (scope/ DAQ and related tools).

Downsize on-device data.
Mentor team members.
Raise the technical rigor of experiments, analysis, and validation work.
Strong fundamentals in electromagnetics.
Track record of owning ambiguous sensing, signal-quality, or measurement-performance problems from framing through validation.

have built and run custom measurement setups using standard lab instrumentation (scope/ DAQ and related tools).
Strong technical judgment, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
Experience leading technically complex work with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
Relevant Depth Areas
Strong candidates will usually bring deep experience in several of these areas.

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.

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
Experience with deployed IoT fleets (tens of thousands of devices) and developing "observability for sensor performance" e.g. telemetry design, health metrics, calibration drift monitoring.

Role Description We are seeking a creative, hands-on Senior Research Engineer to lead ambiguous sensing and measurement problems with real-world impact.
Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

At this time, Gridware is unable to provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this role.

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