Base Power Company

Base Power Company

Instrumentation & Automation Engineer

Austin, TX · Senior

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About the role

  • Base is seeking a Test Engineer to facilitate the deployment, sustaining, and improvement of automated manufacturing test systems developed in-house for the production of battery backup systems.
  • As a member of our team, you will ensure the products developed by the team meet world-class expectations and ensure success of the overall project.

Responsibilities

  • Lead uptime (HW reliability, software faults, maintenance schedules, etc.), cycle time and FPY improvements on manufacturing test equipment.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the manufacturing test equipment meets and exceeds expectations. Understand shortcomings when expectations are not met.
  • Perform preemptive data analysis and voice of the customer (VOC) discussions to understand challenges with manufacturing test equipment post deployment, and advocate for solutions that align with both equipment and production goals.
  • Understand engineering first principles of test equipment and have a system level grasp of operations to serve as a key contact for the design team and site operations.
  • Build and validate test equipment, then deploy to production lines at contract. manufacturers and internally, while verifying tester documentation to ensure a seamless handoff to production.
  • Provide ongoing troubleshooting support for these testers after deployment.
  • Support equipment troubleshooting and qualification during development and ramp-up of manufacturing equipment.
  • Hands-on experience designing and building end-of-line and functional test systems
  • The Manufacturing Engineering team owns the interface between a proof of concept and a scalable, profitable product.
  • The Manufacturing Engineering team owns every aspect of bringing the physical mechanisms of manufacturing a product into the factory.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in electrical test systems design.
  • Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems.
  • Experience with CAN bus communications and ability to interpret traces.
  • Basic proficiency in PLC programming and troubleshooting (e.g., Allen-Bradley/Siemens).
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • You must have a genuine passion for engineering and thrive working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Company info

  • Base is America's next-generation power company.
  • We're rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization-electricity-by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today's fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system.
  • We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
  • We are the feedback loop with the product design team to ensure designs are manufacturable both at cost and scale.
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