Gridware

Real-time grid monitoring and predictive maintenance

Senior Systems Engineer - Sensors

Electrical EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$185k - $200k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

A Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with at least four years of relevant industry experience, or a PhD with at least one year of relevant industry experience.
A track record of owning ambiguous sensing, signal-quality, or measurement-performance problems from framing through validation.
Ability to write scientific-computing analysis pipelines in Python, MATLAB, or an equivalent language to investigate and report system performance.
Experience collecting high-quality electrical measurements and building and running custom measurement setups using standard laboratory instrumentation such as an oscilloscope or data acquisition system.
Strong technical judgment.
Experience leading technically complex work with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
Strong fundamentals in electromagnetics.
Experience in sensing and measurement, including sensor characterization, performance requirements, signal/noise investigation, test development, and sensing-system validation.
Experience in signal processing and embedded systems, including digital signal processing on real-world sensor signals, sampling, filtering, compression, and embedded implementation.
Experience in modeling and experimentation, including first-principles modeling, circuit simulation such as SPICE, and hands-on experiments to understand physical phenomena and improve sensing performance.

Responsibilities

Develop measurement performance requirements and select and evaluate new sensors for current and new sensing capabilities.
Root-cause sensor signal issues from fleet to bench by using fleet telemetry, including time-series data and metadata, to isolate cohorts and failure signatures; test hypotheses through circuit simulation and benchtop reproduction; drive design solutions; and partner with hardware and firmware engineering to implement fixes.
Design and validate measurement-chain changes to improve observability of physical phenomena.
Reduce on-device data by developing signal-compression techniques, selective data-storage decisions, and sampling-rate reduction strategies.
Develop and own test methods to characterize and validate sensor performance.
Develop hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure to reproduce the real-world physical phenomena detected by the technology, and run hardware-in-the-loop tests to validate changes to the technology stack, including hardware and phenomena-detection algorithms.
Mentor team members and raise the technical rigor of experiments, analysis, and validation work.
Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and software, hardware, and firmware engineers.

Desired Qualifications

Experience designing and automating system-validation plans with explicit acceptance criteria, and building or owning repeatable test infrastructure.
Experience with deployed Internet of Things fleets of tens of thousands of devices and developing sensor-performance observability, such as telemetry design, health metrics, and calibration-drift monitoring.
Experience optimizing sampling and signal processing on constrained-compute devices to reduce power and storage.

Salary Range: 185000 to 200000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

Role Description

We are seeking a creative, hands-on Senior Systems Engineer to lead ambiguous sensing and measurement problems with real-world impact.

You will become an expert in how our grid sensor signals behave in the real world. You will investigate sensing issues and performance via exploratory data analysis, hardware simulation, and bench debugging, design improvements, and validate improvements using test infrastructure you develop. You will define sensing requirements, develop measurement-chain improvements, and help mature new sensing capabilities.

This position focuses on measurement performance, validation, and technology transfer rather than product design and implementation.

Responsibilities

Develop measurement performance requirements. Select and evaluate new sensors for current and new sensing capabilities.

Root-cause sensor signal issues from fleet to bench: use fleet telemetry (time-series + metadata) to isolate cohorts and failure signatures, test hypotheses via circuit simulation and benchtop reproduction, drive fixes design solutions, and partner with HW and FW engineering to implement them.

Design and validate measurement chain changes to improve physical phenomena observability.

Downsize on-device data. Develop signal compression techniques, selective data storage decisions, and sampling rate reduction strategies.

Develop and own test methods to characterize and validate sensor performance.

Develop hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure to reproduce the real-world physical phenomena Gridware technology detects. Run hardware-in-the-loop tests to validate changes to our tech stack (HW, phenomena detection algorithms).

Mentor team members. Raise the technical rigor of experiments, analysis, and validation work.

Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and SW/HW/FW engineers.

Required Skills

MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with 4+ years of relevant industry experience, or PhD with 1+ year of relevant industry experience.
Track record of owning ambiguous sensing, signal-quality, or measurement-performance problems from framing through validation.
Scientific computing: comfortable writing analysis pipelines in Python, MATLAB, or equivalent to investigate and report system performance.
Experience collecting high-quality electrical measurements: have built and run custom measurement setups using standard lab instrumentation (scope/DAQ and related tools).
Strong technical judgment, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
Experience leading technically complex work with multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
Strong fundamentals in electromagnetics.

Relevant Depth Areas

Sensing & measurement: Sensor characterization, performance requirements, signal/noise investigation, test development, and validation of sensing systems.
Signal processing & embedded systems: DSP on real-world sensor signals, including sampling, filtering, compression, and embedded implementation.
Modeling & experimentation: First-principles modeling, circuit simulation (SPICE or similar), and hands-on experiments to understand physical phenomena and improve sensing performance.

Bonus Skills

Design and automate validation: have designed system validation plans with explicit acceptance criteria. Have built or owned repeatable test infrastructure.

Experience with deployed IoT fleets (tens of thousands of devices) and developing “observability for sensor performance” e.g. telemetry design, health metrics, calibration drift monitoring.

Experience optimizing sampling and signal processing on constrained compute devices to reduce power and storage.

**At this time, Gridware is unable to provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this role. We’re only able to consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the country of employment without visa sponsorship now or in the future.**

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Gridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

About the Company

Gridware

Real-time grid monitoring and predictive maintenance

Gridware provides a real-time monitoring platform for electrical grids using sensors mounted on power poles to collect data on asset health and status. It analyzes this data to detect faults and predict hazards, giving utilities early warnings for preventative maintenance to prevent outages and wildfires. The system differentiates itself with a pole-mounted sensor network and analytics focused on wildfire risk, enabling proactive maintenance rather than reactive responses. Its goal is to improve public safety and grid reliability while reducing wildfire risk and the financial liabilities faced by utilities.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Series B
Total funding: $97.3M
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2020

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