Electrical Engineer

Wisk • Mountain View, CA

3d • $110,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on! We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our team. The goal of an Electrical Engineer at Wisk is to design safe and reliable high power and control electronics for the aircraft’s propulsion system. You will be part of the Motor Controller team in the Powertrain IPT (integrated product team). This is a hybrid work opportunity. At Wisk, this means working onsite at our Mountain View office 4 days per week with flexibility for the remainder of the days.

Requirements

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, or comparable degree with a strong academic background with coursework and projects or equivalent professional experience in embedded systems, electronics, and electric vehicle design.
• 2 years of experience with a BS degree is required.
• Proficiency in CAD and simulation software for electrical design (Altium, LTSpice, Mathworks, Simulink, PLECS, etc).
• Developed projects in programming environments that contributed to electronic designs. (MATLAB, Python, C, C++, …).
• Experience simulating/designing/building electronic circuits.
• Hands-on experience with test equipment and soldering.
• A good grasp of analog and digital hardware development and validation techniques.
• Experience in troubleshooting hardware issues during the testing phase of integrated designs.
• Experience with 10kW+ AC to DC, DC to DC or DC to AC power electronic systems.
• Familiarity with motors and motor control algorithms.
• Experience writing and executing test procedures for design validation and qualification.
• Proficiency in hardware failure investigations, design trade-off analysis, and technical procedure documentation.
• Ability to write GUIs in Python or Labview

Responsibilities

• As part of the Propulsion IPT organization and deployed in the Motor Controller Hardware Team you will be focused on supporting design and development of low-voltage and high-voltage designs within a high voltage inverter.
• You will support testing of electronics hardware, electric motor testing on a dyno, propeller test stand, and also on an aircraft.
• You will participate in all aspects of product lifecycle development including but not limited to: design support, multi-functional team coordination, deployment of design into product lifecycle management (PLM) software, design verification testing, standardized documentation, requirements verification, and troubleshooting of issues during experimentation.
• You will regularly coordinate with teams outside of the Motor Controller Team (mechanical, thermal, flight bus, systems, safety) and design to requirements as needed to meet goals of other IPTs.
• You will help conceptualize designs that optimize the weight and power density of the propulsion unit.

Benefits

• In addition to offering a great work environment and the opportunity to be part of the team making electric autonomous flight a reality, at Wisk, we offer excellent total rewards which include a competitive base salary, annual bonus, long term incentive, 401K, health benefits and much more.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year, flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance.
• And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees