Principal Hardware Engineer
lumicityPortland (ME)
About the role
Principal Hardware Engineer - Industrial Power/BESS/UPS Systems - Portland, OR
I’m partnering with a growing energy storage company looking to add a Principal Hardware Engineer (Hardware Engineer V) to their engineering team. This is a highly hands-on role for an experienced electrical/power electronic engineer who has taken complex hardware from early architecture through design, debugging, validation, and ultimately production. You’ll work on high-power electrical systems and power electronics used in industrial applications, with ownership across both the circuit-board and system level.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Own portions of the electrical architecture from requirements through released hardware
- Design and develop analog, digital, embedded, and power-electronics circuitry
- Perform schematic capture, circuit analysis/simulation, component selection, and design documentation
- Develop and debug hardware involving microcontrollers and embedded interfaces
- Lead or contribute heavily to design reviews, verification, and validation activities
- Help establish production test and acceptance strategies as new products move into manufacturing
What We’re Looking For:
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering (Advanced degree preferred), or a closely related discipline
- Roughly 10+ years of hardware development experience
- Strong background in power electronics and board-level circuit design
- Experience designing/debugging microcontroller-based hardware
- Comfortable working with high voltage systems, (600 VDC range)
- Experience with communication buses/interfaces such as CAN and I²CExposure to EMC and product-safety requirements
Nice to Have:
- Experience with industrial power systems, energy storage, UPS hardware, or adjacent high-power equipment
- Prior experience serving as a technical lead or mentoring other engineers
- Experience working in an environment where engineering, testing, and manufacturing sit closely together
- Principal Hardware Engineer - Industrial Power/BESS/UPS Systems - Portland, OR
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