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Electronics Engineer- Power Systems
Direct Kinetic Solutions Inc
- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- 7 hours ago
- Altium
- KiCad
- IoT
- PLC
- SolidWorks
- MATLAB
- Health insurance
- Pension
7 hours ago
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and prototype power electronics, including low-power regulation, battery/charging circuits, and energy management hardware
- Develop schematics and PCB layouts for compact, high-reliability systems
- Build, debug, and iterate prototypes, fixtures, and experimental hardware
- Support integration of electronics into automated test and manufacturing workflows
- Conduct validation, characterization, and reliability testing
- Troubleshoot hardware issues across power, embedded, and system interfaces
- Document designs and support transition from prototype to manufacturing
- Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and automation engineers on system integration
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- ~3–6 years of hands-on electronics engineering experience
- Experience designing and debugging power or mixed-signal circuits
- PCB design experience (Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, or similar)
- Strong lab skills, including bringing up, instrumentation, and failure analysis
- Ability to lead technical workstreams within a small, fast-moving team
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with battery systems, charging circuits, or energy harvesting
- Familiarity with low-power electronics or microelectronics design
- Exposure to DC-DC converters, MPPT, or power integrity analysis
- Experience with IoT devices, ultra-low-power systems, or long-duration embedded hardware
- Experience supporting automated test systems, robotics, PLCs, or machine vision (beneficial but not required)
- Experience with mechanical collaboration tools such as SolidWorks and rapid prototyping methods, including 3D printing
- Experience with circuit simulation software (e.g., PSPICE, LTSpice, MATLAB/Simulink) to prototype and test designs before component purchase
- Knowledge of DFM, test development, and manufacturing readiness
- Interest in high-reliability or extreme-environment electronics
Who you are:
- You’re motivated by a challenge - we are a small team with a big mission, we are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and doesn’t back down from a challenge.
- You strive for excellence and see setbacks as opportunities - we are constantly improving as we bring our first-of-a-kind product to market, we believe that no solution is too out there, and we are always open to looking at things from a different perspective.
- A team player - you will have a key role in supporting our team of technical experts, you will coordinate efforts between manufacturing and engineering, ensuring everyone on the team has the materials, tools, and support to succeed.Â
- You like building real hardware and solving practical problems
- You want your work to directly shape a novel energy technology
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- Comprehensive health insurance
- 401K plan with company matching
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment
Electronics Engineer- Power Systems · Direct Kinetic Solutions Inc