Full-Time
Senior NPI Engineer
Printed Circuit Board Assembly
Span
201-500 employees
Real-time energy management via smart panel
Compensation Overview
$120k - $160k/yr
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
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- 6-8 years of well-rounded experience in various NPI functions, including manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, and process engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
- Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD), and Arena Product Lifecycle Management and SAP Design Management Component (DMC).
- Self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise, and problem solve. The ability to think strategically with confidence and speed in execution.
- Experience working with large Contract Manufacturers, preferably in the US, Mexico and Asia.
- Strong background in new product launch environments, with extensive experience bringing products from concept to first customer shipment.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing startup environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Deep breadth of experience working with contract manufactures and component suppliers ranging from finished goods assemblies to mechanical and electrical components.
- Enthusiasm for innovation and a strong desire to contribute to the development of cutting-edge products.
- Strong knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies.
- Process Development: Develop and implement manufacturing processes for new products, including tooling, fixtures, and automation where applicable.
- Bill of Materials (BOM) Development and Maintenance: Help maintain and update BOMs by owning new SKUs, adding and changing components, and ensuring accuracy.
- DFM/DFA: Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability (DFM) and assembly (DFA), considering cost, quality, and efficiency.
- Process Documentation: Responsible for documentation, maintenance, and release of assembly and logistics process instructions.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the product management, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure smooth product launches and ramp-up.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices to enhance product quality and reduce time-to-market.
- Supplier Interaction: Communicate with suppliers to assist in sourcing parts, resolving quality issues, and ensuring timely delivery of materials.
- Cost Optimization: Drive high-impact cost reduction through second sourcing, subassembly outsourcing, component count reduction, and creative redesigns.
- Experience with automation technologies and robotics in manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Six Sigma Black Belt, or Lean Manufacturing certification.
- A demonstrated ability to develop NPI strategies and structures that yield long-term success in rapidly growing engineering environments.
- PCBA manufacturing experience.
Span.io provides home energy management through the SPAN Panel, a smart electrical panel that lets you monitor and control energy use circuit by circuit via the SPAN Home App. It works with existing or new home energy setups, including storage and EV chargers, and can schedule EV charging for off-peak times and prioritize essential circuits during outages to extend battery life. The company aims to lower home energy costs and enable upgrading appliances without expensive electrical service work, claiming savings of around 15% on bills and 40% longer battery life. It also runs an Authorized Installer program that trains electricians and offers lead generation to create an extra revenue stream for installers, targeting homeowners in older homes that can’t upgrade service.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$393.1M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2018
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Eaton's $75M investment and Q2 2026 joint panels expand SPAN's distribution reach.
- PG&E PanelBoost deploys thousands of SPAN Edge devices starting summer 2026.
- XFRA proof-of-concept with Nvidia and PulteGroup scales to 1GW AI capacity by 2027.
What critics are saying
- Eaton commoditizes SPAN panels via superior networks, eroding residential market share.
- PG&E controls PanelBoost deployments, forcing SPAN into low-margin hardware supply.
- XFRA's 19.2kW loads overload panels, causing failures post-Q3 2026 proof-of-concept.
What makes Span unique
- SPAN Panel reinvents electrical panels with circuit-level control and app-based management.
- XFRA deploys backyard mini data centers using unused residential grid capacity for AI compute.
- SPAN Edge enables utilities to manage loads at-the-meter without infrastructure upgrades.
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Benefits
Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits
6-month parental leave
Unlimited PTO
Teambuilding & career growth
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -4%1 year growth
↓ -4%2 year growth
↓ -4%SPAN has launched XFRA, a distributed data centre solution designed to deliver gigawatts of new compute capacity by utilising residential and small commercial spaces. The system addresses growing AI compute demand amid power infrastructure constraints, with NVIDIA joining as an initial launch partner providing liquid-cooled RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. XFRA leverages SPAN's smart electrical panel technology to unlock unused grid capacity, creating compute nodes for AI inference and cloud gaming. The solution benefits multiple stakeholders: compute providers gain immediate capacity without multi-year data centre lead times, homeowners receive premium equipment and discounted rates, whilst utilities can defer capital expenditures. SPAN is partnering with homebuilder PulteGroup for initial rollout. The company has developed deployment capacity to reach gigawatt scale by 2027, with initial deployments beginning later this year.
Eaton has invested $75 million in SPAN as part of a partnership focused on home electrification. The collaboration will produce joint smart electrical panels combining Eaton's hardware with SPAN's digital controls, targeting residential energy management and grid capacity challenges. The partnership positions Eaton more directly in the residential market, extending its power-management ecosystem from utility infrastructure to household circuit level. The joint products will address growing demand for electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar and backup power in homes. For investors, the deal represents a strategic move beyond Eaton's traditional grid, industrial and data centre focus. The company plans to leverage its existing distribution, installer and homebuilder relationships to deploy the new technology, though the consumer-facing effort adds complexity alongside Eaton's other priorities.
Eaton and SPAN establish strategic partnership to transform how power is managed in homes and further enable affordable electrification. * Partnership tackles grid constraints and rising household energy demands with smart, flexible solutions * Gives customers greater control and flexibility for reliable, affordable and future-proof electrification * Increases Eaton's expansive residential portfolio and expands SPAN smart panel reach Eaton and SPAN establish strategic partnership to tackle rising household energy demand and grid constraints with smart, flexible solutions that further enable affordable home electrification. CLEVELAND-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced a strategic partnership with SPAN, a pioneer in smart panel and power controls technology, to further enable affordable home electrification at scale. The companies' approach to electrification will help save thousands of dollars on new home construction and retrofit projects, while also reducing the amount of power and infrastructure needed from the grid. Eaton invested $75 million in SPAN to power the next phase of the company's growth and innovation. Together, the companies will bring to market SPAN panels, smart electrical panels that provide whole-home energy insights and advanced power controls. The partnership offering will save time and money for retrofit and new home construction projects by dynamically managing how power is used in homes and cost-effectively enabling near-term and future electrification. The companies' collaboration aligns with Eaton's Home as a Grid strategy that supports flexible power systems that enable customers to do more with the power they have. "Energy affordability and electrification require smart energy management," said Heath Monesmith, president and chief operating officer, Electrical Sector at Eaton. "Working with SPAN, we're removing barriers to electrification and lowering costs for homeowners, builders and contractors. Eaton is trusted to manage power from the grid to the receptacle, and together we're expanding flexible and resilient solutions to power homes." Eaton will feature SPAN Energy Intelligence(TM) technology at scale in its new smart panel offer, which will be available through its market-leading distribution, installer and homebuilder networks. The offer delivers energy affordability by decreasing costs for consumers and builders when adopting batteries, electric vehicle (EV) charging and home electrification solutions. "In order to accelerate the energy transition and deliver impact at scale, we often look to align our fast-paced innovation with established market leaders with a shared vision," said Arch Rao, founder and CEO of SPAN. "Eaton's impressive track record in electrical safety and unparalleled distribution reach combined with the SPAN advanced technology platform to modernize home energy infrastructure, forms an enviable foundation for the future of grid-edge intelligence." SPAN smart electrical panels will integrate Eaton's advanced circuit and surge protection technologies for enhanced safety, reliability and control. Both companies' technologies, including SPAN smart panels and Eaton smart breakers, meet rigorous cybersecurity and safety design standards and are interoperable with energy storage systems and onsite distributed energy resources. Joint solutions are expected to be available in the second quarter of 2026. About SPAN SPAN is on a mission to enable a more efficient and affordable energy future. The company began by reinventing the electrical panel and continues to transform grid-edge energy infrastructure through combined hardware-software innovation and advanced residential power control systems. Utilities, homeowners and developers all benefit from a smart, affordable and distributed electric grid. With SPAN solutions, grid operators can efficiently meet energy demand without expensive infrastructure upgrades, and those at home can manage their usage without disruption or sacrifice. Powering homes and communities with abundant, clean energy should be human-centered, technology-forward, and simply delightful. With behind and at-the-meter solutions that provide visibility and scale, SPAN helps make that possible. For more information, go to www.span.io. About Eaton Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life for people everywhere. We make products for the data center, utility, industrial, commercial, machine building, residential, aerospace and mobility markets. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power | today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we're helping to solve the world's most urgent power management challenges and building a more sustainable society for people today and generations to come. Founded in 1911, Eaton has continuously evolved to meet the changing and expanding needs of our stakeholders. With revenues of $27.4 billion in 2025, the company serves customers in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Follow us on LinkedIn. More News From Eaton PITTSBURGH & BETHESDA, Md.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Intelligent power management company Eaton is collaborating with Flexnode, an innovative digital infrastructure company, to deliver modular, scalable rack and power infrastructure for data center compute applications. Eaton will supply critical power backup, racks and cable management technologies for Flexnode's modules that help data centers reduce deployment schedules by 35% on average. Additionally, Eaton led Flexnode's Series A round to further a... PITTSBURGH-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced it will open a new manufacturing campus in Henrico County, Virginia, for critical power distribution technologies to help meet record demand from data center customers. With more than 50 new data centers already permitted in Virginia this year, Eaton is increasing regional manufacturing for technologies vital to data center equipment uptime and reliability. The company will more than double its footprint in... PITTSBURGH-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Intelligent power management company Eaton will deliver a clean energy microgrid for the new Manchester Public Library in Connecticut to support affordable, resilient and sustainable power. The library will be the first newly constructed building in the state to implement grid-interactive renewables, battery storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging - helping maximize energy savings and reduce strain on the local electric grid. Scheduled for completion in 2026, the... Eaton. Release Summary Release Versions
Span.IO, a company focused on electrification and decarbonisation products, has filed a notice with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $175.8 million in new funding. The filing was made under Rule 504 or 506 of Regulation D or Section 4(a)(5) of the Securities Act of 1933. The company designs, builds and deploys electrification products aimed at combating climate change. Span.IO is led by chief executive officer Archan Rao. Federal securities law requires companies selling securities without registration to file such notices within 15 days after the first sale of securities in the offering.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has partnered with SPAN to deploy SPAN Edge devices, enabling home electrification without costly panel upgrades. The at-the-meter solution uses Dynamic Service Rating technology to manage electrical loads in real time, allowing customers to add electric vehicle charging and appliances for between $500-$2,000, compared to traditional upgrades costing $6,000-$40,000. PG&E estimates over 600,000 homes in its service area will require electric service upgrades within the next decade. The utility plans to initially deploy thousands of SPAN Edge devices through its PanelBoost programme launching in summer 2026, with further scaling over subsequent years. The programme builds on PG&E's SAVE initiative and aims to support California's growing energy demand from transportation and building electrification.