Senior Electrical Engineer

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering or physics degree.
5+ years of engineering experience in a professional setting.
Strong systems level thinking in designing electronics for electromechanical products that involve motors, heaters, and other actuators of all types.
Experience with designing mixed signal circuits, high voltage systems, power electronics.
Experience developing digital systems with digital logic and embedded processors.
Design, layout and fabrication of printed circuit boards using Altium Designer or similar tools.
Proficient in hand building, soldering, reworking, crimping, etc for rapid in-house prototypes or repairs.
Demonstrated experience balancing good quality practices and delivering.
Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced team environment with rapidly changing priorities.
Strong communication skills with the ability to synthesize technical information and present it to specialists and non-specialists.

Work closely with our engineering and biology teams to dive deep into Volta’s technology.
Learn Volta’s technical stack and contribute to advancing current features of the product and prototyping new features.
Debug and troubleshoot fleet instruments, then feed improvements into the next generation designs.
Bring up, test and debug prototype electrical systems.
Design and document incoming PCBA inspection criteria and SOPs.
Update existing circuit designs to improve reliability and functionality.
Build, test, and validate a fully functioning prototype of new electrical subsystems.
Work with external vendors and fabricate circuit boards based on your design.
Work with customers in the field to gather feedback.
Start designing the next generation electrical systems.
Be responsible for the design, implementation, and integration of new electrical features into our products.
Invent novel actuation and sensing mechanisms and contribute to IP generation.
Contribute to system architectural decisions such as motor selection, motor controllers, single board computer selections, etc.
Ensure that all electrical designs comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements such as CE, FCC, UL.