Thea Energy
Electronics Hardware Design Engineer
Kearny, NJ
Sponsorship not specified$110k-$150kDetected 31 days ago
PCB DesignAltiumFPGAEmbedded SystemsEMI/EMCElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignSignal ProcessingPower ElectronicsControlsCommunicationActuators
About the role
- This engineer will be responsible for creating high-performance, reliable electronics to interface between control firmware, power conversion hardware, and diagnostics subsystems.
- The role includes schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, hardware bring-up, and cross-functional integration with power electronics, software, and system engineers.
- This is a hands-on, lab-focused role with a critical impact on the development of the control core of a fusion energy system.
Responsibilities
- Build and test prototypes, perform hardware bring-up, debugging, signal probing, and validation under operating conditions.
- Collaborate with embedded firmware developers to ensure hardware/software compatibility and deterministic real-time behavior.
- Implement EMI/EMC mitigation techniques, isolation strategies, and power integrity best practices.
- Analog and mixed-signal circuit design
- Altium Designer, OrCAD, LTSpice, PLECS (for co-design)
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in embedded hardware design for power systems, control systems, or instrumentation.
- Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools: Altium Designer or OrCAD
- Hands-on experience with:
- Strong understanding of PCB stackups, thermal design, creepage/clearance, and layout for high-current environments
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
- Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call.
- Ability to work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.
- The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC compliance standards and mitigation techniques
- Exposure to RTOS- or FPGA-based control systems and real-time embedded integration
- Tools & Platforms:
- Lab Tools: Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, logic analyzers
- Interfaces: UART, SPI, I2C, RS-485, RS-232, CAN, FlexRay, Aurora, PWM, ADC/DAC
Skills
- Altium Designer or OrCAD
- Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, logic analyzers
Compensation
- Salary range $110,000-$150,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
- Employee equity stock options
Equal opportunity
- Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds.
- By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world's hardest (and most important) problems.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran's status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.
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