Mechanical Research Engineer

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Gridware

Gridware provides utilities with the monitoring technology needed to modernize a safe, resilient, reliable and efficient electric grid.

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Gridware is on a mission to create a future without deadly wildfires. We’re a startup building hardware and software that monitors the power grid to prevent and detect faults that lead to wildfire ignition. (More about Gridware below).

To make that happen, we’re currently looking for a mechanical research engineer to join our growing team.

Why do we need you?

We’re manufacturing and deploying our first fleet of critical infrastructure monitoring devices to detect real world fault events that lead to wildfires. As an early team member you will have the opportunity to set the foundation for at-edge systems for protecting the power grid and preventing the next big blaze. The research you do and prototypes that you build will change the capabilities of our system which will, in turn, influence how the grid is designed, operated, and upgraded. You’ll work side-by-side with a highly driven team of mechanical/electrical/software engineers, researchers, and data scientists that have built technologies from satellites and 3D printers to secure OS's and industrial-scale logistics software.

Responsibilities

This is what you’ll be doing:

  • Build and/or procure prototype measurement equipment capable of detecting nuanced physical characteristics within a complex system
  • Develop theories and models for physical/mechanical behaviors within a wide variety of real-world events
  • Design, and execute pointed experiments in a full-scale test environment to demonstrate proof-of-concept detection methods
  • Collaborate within larger organization to create short- and long-term development plans to efficiently evaluate a plethora of research concepts
  • Identify and develop new detection methods to expand product capabilities and work with other organizations to implement solutions into new product revisions

Application

Although we do not require candidates to submit a cover letter, candidates who wish to have their application stand out are invited to write a cover letter outlining one or all of the following things in a bullet-point format:

  • Where you have acquired the required skills
  • Which (if any) of the bonus skills you have and where you acquired them
  • Why you are interested in this role

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits that help employees to thrive and grow. These benefits include:

  • An attractive salary with bonus plan
  • Health insurance
  • Flexible working hours
  • Stock option plan

About Gridware

Our Culture

We are a mission-driven team passionate about saving lives and creating a future without wildfires.

Our Vision

Save Lives Everyday, Everywhere

Our Mission

Prevent catastrophic failures by building a highly adaptable platform capable of answering any question about critical infrastructure.

What we do

We provide a full-stack (hardware + firmware + software) solution for real-time monitoring of America's power distribution grid. Our low-cost hardware platforms are deployed to power poles, where they

  • detect and predict faults that lead to wildfire ignition or outages
  • expedite repairs during power outages

Gridware’s technology is designed to unlock essential values for other adjacent verticals. Our unique positioning allows us to solve some of the world’s most burning challenges - from helping policy makers make data-driven infrastructure decisions to helping farmers overcome micro-climate challenges. While others turn a blind eye to these aged and highly-regulated industries, we at Gridware believe it’s our duty to find win-for-all scenarios that lead to a prosperous future for coming generations.

Our investors

Gridware is a privately-held company with funding from major investors such as

Gridware is an equal opportunity employer. We want applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to color, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Gridware is located in Walnut Creek, California.

Similar Job Titles: Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Data Engineer, Full stack engineer, Software Developer

Requirements

To move forward in the application process you should have at least all of these skills:

  • 3+ years experience in technical industry, especially research & development environment
  • Direct experience developing and implementing measurement systems, preferably with experience procuring and working with 3rd party devices for research purposes
  • Strong background and understanding of physics/mechanics (ex. vibrations, elastic theory, spectroscopy, electricity and magnetism background a bonus)
  • Demonstrated experience developing research plans and rapidly eliminating non-viable paths
  • Expert documentation skills (ability to discern important information and communicate key details

Most relevant to people with degrees in:

  • Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechatronics

Bonus Skills

Your application will have a higher chance of standing out, if you have one (or more) of the following skills or experiences. If you, however, have all of the required skills but none of the bonus skills we still encourage you to apply.

  • Production Python development experience
  • Familiarity with cloud-architecture to support distributed, low-power devices
  • Has built real-time systems using publisher subscriber model

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits that help employees to thrive and grow. These benefits include:

  • An attractive salary with bonus plan
  • Health insurance
  • Flexible working hours
  • Stock option plan

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Country: United States
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