Senior Hardware Engineer

at  Tantalus

ABOUT TANTALUS SYSTEMS (TSX: GRID)

Tantalus is a technology company dedicated to helping utilities modernize their distribution grids by harnessing the power of data across all their devices and systems deployed throughout the entire distribution grid – from the substation to the EV charger located behind the meter. We offer smart grid solutions across multiple levels: intelligent connected devices, communications networks, data management, enterprise applications and analytics.
Learn more at http://www.tantalus.com/.
Come join us if you’re interested in being part of an entrepreneurial team, solving complex technical problems and delivering innovative solutions that will directly impact the electrification of everything and the decarbonization of our society.
We have operations throughout the United States and Canada with offices in Burnaby (British Columbia, Canada), Raleigh (North Carolina, USA), Kanata (Ontario, Canada) and Norwalk (Connecticut, USA).
This position offers a competitive salary plus variable compensation based on performance targets and business objectives. Tantalus also offers generous benefits, including medical, dental and vision plans, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts and paid time off.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Reporting to the Director of Hardware Development, the Engineer will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and designers to complete product development, maintenance of line and research tasks throughout the full product life cycle process for volume manufacturing of wireless endpoint and modem products used within the utility marketplace.

This will include responsibilities related to:

• Working with the Product Development and Hardware team specifically, to analyze and identify design requirements for minimum viable product and forward looking for complete feature set.
• Ownership of delivery and support of robust hardware in embedded microcontroller systems including RF, analog, mixed signal and high current load control elements.
• Thermal design considerations for heat extraction from product level enclosures housing electronics.
• Rapid prototyping for early design debugging and verification of product requirements.
• Designs which incorporate principles of design for manufacturability and test.
• System integration and commercial release validation activities.
• Interaction with test labs for regulatory compliance as they relate to submissions for wireless, utility and safety regulatory bodies.
• Sustainability of commercially released product
• Sourcing and qualifying alternate components through data sheet analysis and test verification
• Updating schematic and layout with ECO processes
• Field RF propagation testing

• Working with the Product Development and Hardware team specifically, to analyze and identify design requirements for minimum viable product and forward looking for complete feature set.
• Ownership of delivery and support of robust hardware in embedded microcontroller systems including RF, analog, mixed signal and high current load control elements.
• Thermal design considerations for heat extraction from product level enclosures housing electronics.
• Rapid prototyping for early design debugging and verification of product requirements.
• Designs which incorporate principles of design for manufacturability and test.
• System integration and commercial release validation activities.
• Interaction with test labs for regulatory compliance as they relate to submissions for wireless, utility and safety regulatory bodies.
• Sustainability of commercially released product
• Sourcing and qualifying alternate components through data sheet analysis and test verification
• Updating schematic and layout with ECO processes
• Field RF propagation testin