Panthalassa · 9 hours ago
Senior Electrical Engineer
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expPanthalassa is harnessing the power of the ocean to generate affordable clean energy. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will design custom electronic hardware for high-reliability systems and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure the functionality and reliability of these systems.
EnergyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Be responsible for the design of high-reliability electronics throughout their lifecycle by working with a team of engineers. Specific tasks may include design of: multi-kilowatt load engagement systems; high energy storage battery selection; battery management systems including high precision state-of-charge monitoring and active current limiting; supercapacitor bank design; power electronics system architecture including switch-mode power electronics circuit cards
Candidates should be intimately familiar with requirements capture & refinement, block diagramming, schematic and PCB design, electronics hardware packaging, component selection, circuit analysis, circuit simulation, procurement, prototyping, documentation, manufacturing, unit testing, and deployment
Test and verify the designed hardware in a lab environment, building/integrating multiple systems where the designs are utilized, and transferring test requirements to test engineering for large-scale manufacturing
Create unit and integration test processes to ensure design validity and reliability, and exercise prototypes past their thermal, mechanical, and electrical limits to understand failure modes
Collaborate effectively across interdisciplinary engineering teams
Prepare supporting safety and engineering documentation for your designs and be responsible for the training and safety of any technicians who operate or test it
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering
8+ years relevant working experience minimum
Extensive design experience including many of the following: Energy storage systems, From-scratch DC-DC converters, From-scratch 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
Preferred
Advanced degree or 12+ years relevant work experience
Experience with multi-kilowatt converter design
Familiarity with 3 phase AC voltage systems
Knowledge and experience with battery charging, BMS, state of charge monitoring, etc
Embedded design experience is not required, exposure to it at a minimum is preferred
Exposure to and/or comfort with high voltages and currents: design work will include exposure to voltages in excess of 1kV and currents over 400A
Experience with high-reliability systems engineering, component derating, Monte-Carlo analysis, reliability analysis, and fault-tolerant systems
Experience with interdisciplinary teams, including: Comfort working with ambiguity and uncertainty, Ability to proactively evolve work to meet the changing needs of company, Willingness to question and refine prior requirements, Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, Open-mindedness about possible solutions, conventional or unconventional, Ability to identify problems, willingness to call them out constructively, and dedication to resolving them
A history of successful mentorships, training other engineers, teaching of seminars, or authoring technically focused web pages or whitepapers
Benefits
Flexible paid time off
Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold level PPO plan for full time employees, their partners, and dependents)
Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees and 100% for their partners and dependents)
Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees, their partners, and dependents)
Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long term financial support if you become disabled)
Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA
Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed)
Company
Panthalassa
Panthalassa creates clean and cheap energy in the middle of the ocean.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2024-08-24Series Unknown
2023-12-31Convertible Note
2022-06-30Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Garth Sheldon-Coulson
Co-Founder & CEO
Ivar Thorson, Ph.D.
COO & Director of Electrical Engineering
Recent News
2025-10-07
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