The Senior Electrical Engineer will design, prototype, and test automation systems, support production, and troubleshoot electrical designs. A focus on lifecycle from ideation to production is essential, along with expertise in various electrical systems, PCB design, and compliance standards.
About
Join us at Berkshire Grey to deliver best-in-class robotic automation solutions that solve real customer problems and deliver immediate value. Our Engineering team is seeking a talented professional for a product development role. The ideal candidate will excel at concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new designs, plus launching products into production and supporting deployed systems. We’re looking for self-starters who can turn unclear problems into practical solutions, thriving in a team of top talent.
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar (e.g. Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics).
- Eight or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconductor.
- Significant experience successfully designing and bringing automation systems into production.
- Willing to dive into entire life cycle of electrical design from ideation all the way through to production support and troubleshooting.
- Desired expertise with:
- Developing and maintaining electrical interconnect and cable designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.
- PCB design, development, and deployment. Preferred experience with Altium.
- Equipment such as conveyor systems, robot arms, photo-eyes, proximity sensors, VFD drives, barcode scanners, safety controllers.
- Electrical system and component design - DC, analog, single phase and three phase circuit design. Industrial electrical panel work involving 220-480v hardware & standards.
- Various motor architectures in the power range of 50W-3kW.
- Functional safety devices and relationship to Safety Performance Level.
- Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical systems, sensors, mechanical systems, and controls logic.
- Designing to UL / CE standards compliance.
- Additional detailed experience in:
- Root cause analysis and managing rollout of updates, including service bulletins.
- Selection and control of BLDC, servo, stepper and induction motors.
- Selecting, specifying and integrating sensing solutions including retroreflective, inductive proximity, Reed switches, and load cells.
- SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD tool.
Travel Expectation: 10%
6510-2601PG
Berkshire Grey Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Office
140 South Road, Bedford, MA, United States, 01730
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