Senior Electrical Validation Engineer

Copper • Berkeley, CA

2d • $135,000 - $185,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At Copper, we’re reinventing home appliances for an electrified future. Our flagship Charlie stove pairs high-performance induction with integrated energy storage to make the switch from fossil fuels a no-brainer. We’re a small, fast, collaborative team that ships, learns, and iterates quickly. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, PCB Validation, Compliance and Production Automation, you’ll own electrical validation and compliance across prototype and production hardware, with a strong focus on PCB bring-up, safety/EMC pre-compliance, and scalable factory test systems. You’ll lead PCB- and system-level electrical testing from EVT through production, build reliable test fixtures and rigs for reliability and certification readiness, and create crisp validation plans, procedures, and reports in partnership with hardware and embedded teammates. You’ll also support production electrical test & automation: making PCB and electrical test fixtures, improving scripts (Python), and station reliability to increase coverage and throughput. On the bench and the line, you’ll wire and commission test setups, use lab instrumentation to characterize performance, debug PCBAs and electronics, drive root-cause analysis, and raise the bar on safety and quality. You’ll help define scalable validation and manufacturing test processes, build custom equipment, and document rigorously—and maybe even contribute a recipe or two. We value diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We’re especially focused on fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute to our shared mission. This is a full-time position and it is expected to be in-office 4 days per week. Our office is located in Berkeley, CA.

Requirements

• 5–15 years in PCB validation, electrical test development, manufacturing test engineering and/or manufacturing automation.
• Mastery of lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, electronic loads, spectrum analyzers, hipot testers).
• Demonstrated competence with mains safety and best practices at 120/240 Vac.
• Hands-on build ability: translate a schematic into a DIN-rail panel/fixture and commission it safely.
• Practical knowledge of grounding, shielding, filtering, and EMC countermeasures.
• Experience with UL and FCC compliant product construction, pre-compliance workflows and lab interactions.
• Proficiency in Python (or similar) for automated testing and data capture.
• Clear, systematic documentation; calm, structured debugging; ownership mindset in a fast-moving startup

Responsibilities

• Electrical Validation Plan, execute, and report PCB and system-level electrical validation from EVT through production.
• Design & build electrical system validation equipment and DIN-rail test fixtures; bring-up safely and reliably.
• Run UL pre-compliance (component/construction checks, PCB design-rule verification, hipot and ground-bond testing); track actions to closure.
• Run EMC pre-compliance (LISN + spectrum analyzer, near-field probing); analyze failures and propose mitigations (grounding, shielding, filtering, layout/fixture changes).
• Develop clear test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria; create structured test lists and traceability to requirements
• Model safe work around 240 VAC circuits (LOTO / NFPA 70E basics)
• Build production-line test equipment and electromechanical test rigs.
• Convert hand-drawn jig/schematic concepts into reliable DIN-rail assemblies and bring-up safely.
• Develop automated test scripts (Python preferred) for validation and manufacturing; maintain test infrastructure and fixtures.
• Evaluate production line quality for PCBs and wiring harnesses (IPC-A-620), support training factory personnel on safe QA practices.
• Debug failed units and test systems on the line; improve test coverage, reliability, and throughput.
• Assemble, wire, crimp, and solder panels and harnesses to a high standard; specify tools/consumables.

Benefits

• We cover 100% of the premiums for our employees and 50% of the premiums for their dependents on our base plans for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• We offer a 401(k) plan for employees to contribute to, in addition to many other benefits.
• Every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for 16 weeks of paid parental leave after three months of employment (eight weeks through Copper and eight weeks CA Paid Family Leave).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed