Electrical Engineer

Claros is a power management solutions company that is innovating at the intersection of power and compute to make AI more sustainable and widely available. By driving down the cost and complexity of power delivery and leveraging innovative hardware and software, the company seeks to decrease energy consumption, optimize power delivery, increase compute performance, and maximize the efficiency of AI operations.

Electrical Engineer (Contractor)

Contract: 3 - 6 Months with opportunity to join full-time

Location: Torrance CA, Hybrid

Competitive hourly rate: $80-$100 per hour

*Possess the ability to obtain a US DOD Security Clearance

About Claros

Claros enables Grid-to-Chip power infrastructure solutions for next generation Data Centers.  Our mission is to transform power management to meet the global energy demand created by big data, artificial intelligence and ML.  Through our innovative power delivery platform, our technology helps next generation data centers implement and operate server platforms that identify, control, and optimize power and energy management systems to meet real-world end user demands. We serve government and commercial customers.

Location: Onsite in the McLean VA office.

About The Team

We are open-minded, fast paced, problem solvers that value open dialogue and candor. Our passion is to challenge the status-quo and we embrace transformational thinking.  Our response is never “no, but….” instead “yes, if….”.  We are mindful of our personal and organizational blinders and try to build an environment where our team members are At Their Best.

What You Will Do

The Electrical Engineer will be working with a lead engineer and be responsible for:

• Applying basic electrical wiring design and best practices to data center power systems and solutions.
• Evaluating the trade-offs of various products and combine them together based on customer requirements - including solar converter, generators, energy storage, data center product, etc.
• Producing/evaluating drawings such as one-line diagrams for electrical installations based on data center customer specifications.
• Creating test plans, perform system level evaluation and root cause analysis for any failures.
• Designing low voltage PCBA boards to be used in data center control systems.
• Applying electrical engineering fundamentals to identify weaknesses, improve high-value load protection mechanisms, and enhance overall reliability.
• Designing, evaluating, and validating solutions regarding safety, grounding, and fault management.  (PE not required.)
• Supporting stakeholders from other engineering disciplines such as mechanical, software, and power systems engineering.

What You Bring

• Minimum BS in electrical engineering with medium and low voltage experience, knowledge of microgrids preferred, 7+ years experience
  preferred.
• Understanding of power electronics topologies, such as AC-DC, DC-DC
  and DC-AC converters.  Experience with multiport converters is a plus.
• Experience with design, integration and evaluation of any
  high power (>1 MW) system – solar inverters, motor drives, EV chargers, data center systems, and/or energy storage system products – is preferred.
• Experience with UL/IEC regulations and compliance testing.
• Familiarity with NEC and design for high-power grounding schemes including arc-flash risk mitigation.
• Experience with electronics supply chains, sourcing and supplier management, preferred.
• Experience with schematic, layout, and BOM generation tools preferred.