Senior Electrical Engineer

panthalassa

Portland, Oregon

Full Time

Posted February 10, 2026

$165k - $250k

Energy Storage

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Job Description

The Senior Electrical Engineer will design and develop high-reliability electronic hardware for ocean energy systems, including power electronics, energy storage, and control systems, working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team to ensure system performance and safety.

Key Responsibilities

Design high-reliability electronic hardware, including load engagement systems, energy storage, and power electronics.
Refine requirements, create block diagrams, and develop schematic and PCB designs for electronic systems.
Select components, analyze circuits, simulate designs, and oversee prototyping and manufacturing processes.
Test and verify hardware in laboratory environments, including system integration and failure mode analysis.
Develop unit and integration test procedures to ensure hardware reliability and performance.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary engineering teams and prepare safety and engineering documentation.
Train and ensure safety protocols for technicians operating or testing the hardware.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering
Minimum of 8 years relevant working experience in electrical engineering
Extensive design experience including energy storage systems, from-scratch DC-DC converters, and digital and mixed-signal electronics design, including ADC and DAC use
Working knowledge of filtering, EMI EMC compliance, grounding and shielding, thermal management, etc.
A background in both analog and digital design
Excellent fundamental and comprehensive knowledge of electrical engineering concepts related to circuit design, calibration, and testing of mixed signal systems
Basic understanding of switch mode power electronics and electrothermal design concepts
Knowledge of craftsmanship skills involved in electronics construction, such as PCB creation, circuit card assembly, soldering, etc.
Understanding of the utility and applicability of hardware development processes
Comprehensive understanding of test equipment like oscilloscopes, signal generators, differential probes, multimeters, bench supplies, electronic loads, etc.
Ability to create unit and integration test processes to ensure design validity and reliability
Experience in testing and verifying hardware in a lab environment, including building and integrating multiple systems, and understanding failure modes by exercising prototypes past their thermal, mechanical, and electrical limits
Experience collaborating effectively across interdisciplinary engineering teams
Ability to prepare supporting safety and engineering documentation for designs
Responsibility for the training and safety of technicians who operate or test the hardware