1st Avenue Power

1st Avenue Power

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Mountain View, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$190k-$250kDetected 34 days ago
AlgorithmsCybersecurityProduct ManagementIntellectual PropertyPCB DesignAltiumCadenceFPGAEMI/EMCElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignSignal ProcessingPower ElectronicsCollaborationRenewable Energy

About the role

  • This is a technically deep, hands-on role ideal for an engineer passionate about precision measurement instrumentation and power systems diagnostics.
  • Dental & Vision Insurance: 50% of employee premiums are covered. - Retirement Plan: A 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match.

Responsibilities

  • Hardware Design & Development
  • Design and develop TDR hardware including pulse generation circuits, high-speed analog front ends, sampling circuits, and signal conditioning stages
  • Design PCB layouts for high-frequency, low-noise TDR circuits using tools such as Altium Designer, or Cadence
  • Develop impedance matching networks and transmission line interfaces for various cable types (coax, twisted pair, MV power cables)
  • Design power supply and protection circuitry compliant with safety and EMC standards
  • Collaborate with firmware/embedded engineers to develop DSP algorithms for TDR waveform acquisition, averaging, and fault-distance calculation
  • Develop calibration routines and compensation algorithms to ensure measurement accuracy across temperature and load conditions
  • Contribute to real-time signal processing pipeline design for sub-nanosecond pulse resolution
  • Build and test hardware prototypes in the lab - hands-on bench work with oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators
  • Conduct design verification testing (DVT) and design validation testing (DVT) across full environmental and electrical specifications

Requirements

  • Familiarity with TDR principles - pulse generation, reflection analysis, fault-distance calculation

Nice to have

  • Direct experience designing TDR, OTDR, or reflectometry-based instrumentation
  • Knowledge of cable types used in renewable energy - DC string cables, MV AC feeders, armored underground cables
  • Experience with SPICE simulation tools (LTspice, or similar)
  • Familiarity with IEC 61010 safety standard for electrical test & measurement equipment
  • Exposure to ISO 9001 or IEC 62443 (industrial cybersecurity for instrumentation)
  • Master's degree or PhD in relevant electronics/instrumentation field
  • Competitive Compensation Package

Skills

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline
  • The actual amount will be based on job-related and non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

Compensation

  • At 1st Avenue Power, we are on a mission to deliver simple, fast-to-deploy, customer-centric and intelligent power systems leveraging the abundance of solar to provide inexpensive and reliable clean energy to global customers from data centers to energy starved communities around the world.
  • We envision a future where every community, business, and nation thrives on the limitless potential of clean energy, united in a shared commitment to a sustainable and equitable world.
  • You will be working with Dr.
  • Tom Buttgenbach, one of the most successful clean energy technology innovators and entrepreneurs who has been a driving force in making solar-based energy solutions the cheapest and most reliable energy option.
  • Tom founded and led Avantus (formerly known as "8minute Solar Energy"), to become one of the largest and most profitable solar and energy storage companies in the United States and the largest in California, including delivering over 17% of Los Angeles' power.
  • When Tom sold his interest in Avantus' development business to KKR in mid-2024, it had delivered over $1 billion in profit and secured over $10 Billion in power purchase agreements and project financings with a pipeline of over 30 GW of solar and 90 GWh of energy storage, capable of powering the homes of more than 20 million Americans day and night.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance: We offer 100% coverage of employee premiums under a Gold-level PPO plan.
  • Dental & Vision Insurance: 50% of employee premiums are covered.
  • Retirement Plan: A 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match.
  • Minimum salary of $190,000 to maximum salary of $250,000 + equity + benefits.

Company info

  • Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing an application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Equal opportunity

  • Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and local laws.
  • A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on 1AI Energy or 1st Avenue Power.
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