Mechatronics Hardware Engineer
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Job Location:
Redwood City, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 100 - 125
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our mission is to move humanity off of fossil fuel heating. 20% of US global warming emissions come from homes (thats more than cars!). The largest driver of home emissions is burning fossil fuels for heat. To stop climate change over 80M US homes need to transition from combustion to efficient electric heat pumps over the coming decades.
We believe for this to happen the world needs fantastic products that are easy and desirable to purchase. Todays heat pumps lack great design make limited use of software and are difficult and stressful to adopt. We are building a next generation beautifully designed smart home heating and cooling system that is 10x better than what is on the market today.
Role
Quilt is hiring a Mechatronics Hardware Engineer to play a key cross-functional role in both ensuring the quality of our current product line and developing our next-generation products.
We are looking for an enthusiastic builder who thrives at the intersection of mechanical electrical and software engineering. The ideal candidate will be passionate about hardware development and writing software to validate hardware and sensor performance.Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechatronics or equivalent experience.
- Strong hardware prototyping skills. Proven record of projects using Arduino Raspberry Pi or equivalent.
- Some experience designing debugging and validating embedded systems
- Some experience writing Python scripts to interface with hardware
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to develop tests to debug complex issues and propose effective solutions.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Able to self-guide identify problems and propose & implement solutions to move towards a shared goal.
- Passion for electrification and home automation.
- Strong mission alignment around climate and decarbonization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to design simple PCBAs and bring them up
- Ability and eagerness to move across disciplines jumping into ME EE and software where needed
- Experience with data processing visualization and presentation
Responsibilities
- Design build and run tests to validate product design including the hardware and software needed
- Help design tests needed on manufacturing line to ensure hardware built meets product specifications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers hardware engineers and data scientists to understand system requirements and translate them into testing specifications
- Analyze data and present it concisely to inform product design decisions / changes
Compensation & Benefits
This is a full-time onsite position in our Redwood City office with an expected salary range of $100k - $125k depending on addition to base salary Quilt also offers meaningful equity and top-tier health benefits.
Relocation assistance is not available for this role.
Dont meet 100% of the requirements Thats okay apply anyways! If youre excited about this role and think you could bring something unique to the team we encourage you to applyeven if your experience doesnt match perfectly. Wed love to hear from you.
About Quilt
At Quilt were on a mission to make clean efficient heating and cooling accessible to everyone and we know that heat pumps can play a big role in creating healthier more climate-resilient homes. But the reality is climate change and outdated energy systems dont impact everyone equally. Thats why were building a diverse inclusive team because we believe the best solutions come from people with different lived experiences and perspectives. We welcome teammates of all races ethnicities genders identities abilities and backgrounds and were committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels empowered to shape the future of climate tech.
Need accommodations during the hiring process No problem just let us know. Were here to support you. ()Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Arm
- Electrical Engineering
- SOC
- System Design
- Firmware
- C/C++
- PCB
- Sensors
- Fpga
- Digital design
- Assembly
- Product Development
