Fleetzero · 4 months ago
Electrical Engineer - ESS & Battery Systems
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$95K/yr - $157K/yr
5+ years expFleetzero is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their Electrical, Hardware, and Embedded team, focusing on R&D and production of advanced maritime technology. The role involves developing battery management systems for autonomous and hybrid vessels, requiring hands-on work and collaboration with firmware engineers throughout the project lifecycle.
BatteryFreight ServiceMarine Transportation
Responsibilities
Design, test, and validation of Battery Management Systems (BMS)
Full cycle PCB design, including defining requirements, schematic design, component selection, layout, bring-up, test, debug, and integration
Develop system interconnect diagrams and define wire harnesses that connect electronic equipment
Qualification
Required
Embrace an iterative, test-based design approach vs. a traditional linear waterfall approach
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex board designs
Strong background in circuit design, including components, and mixed-signals design
Previous experience working on BMS for automotive, grid storage, marine, or other large battery installations (>50kWh)
Design experience in power electronics, inverter design, and powertrain
Shop/lab fluency with test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, thermal chambers, current-probes, and automation of tests like cell and module cycling
Familiarity with standard interfaces such as CAN, I2C, SPI, etc
Comfortable with Altium or equivalent CAD tools
Experience in EMI testing and troubleshooting
Preferred
Experience with 3-phase power
Experience designing and testing for Marine Classification Society, UL, or MIL-STD regulated designs
Benefits
Highly competitive equity grants are included in most full time offers and are considered part of Fleetzero's total compensation package.
Company
Fleetzero
Fleetzero is building battery electric cargo ships to affordably decarbonize ocean freight.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$15.5MKey Investors
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
2022-06-17Seed· $15.5M
Leadership Team
Michael Carter
Co-Founder
Steven Henderson
Co-Founder
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