Job Application for Sustaining Electrical Engineer at Emporia Energy

This role is located onsite in our Boulder design facility.

About Emporia

Emporia is an energy management technology company revolutionizing home energy by making energy efficiency accessible to all homeowners helping to save up to 50% on their utility bills. Our product lineup includes smart home energy monitors, smart plugs, EV chargers, home battery systems, and an integrative app that allows for seamless energy management. By reducing energy waste and saving customers money, we’re helping create a healthier planet and a brighter future.

For more information, visit emporiaenergy.com.

Our Mission

We help people use energy smarter, save money, and improve the world—guided by four pillars:

Customer Satisfaction: We listen to our customers and build products that elevate their lives.
Optimization: We refine processes to offer the highest-quality products at the best value.
Innovation: We continuously evolve through technology, ingenuity, and common sense.
Making the World Better: We develop home electrification solutions that solve real problems and improve lives.

Where Do We Need Your Help?

We’re a high-growth technology company with top-rated products, including the leading home energy monitor and a top-selling EV charger. As we expand beyond our early adopters to a broader consumer base, we need a passionate Sustaining Electrical Engineer to help us troubleshoot and improve the Emporia Energy hardware ecosystem.

Role Overview

The ideal candidate will show strong ownership of engineering investigations of field returned units. As a member of the team they will be expected to work closely and cross disciplinarily with design engineers to understand existing products so they can properly investigate them. Throughout, they will demonstrate the strong analysis and test skills required to investigate hardware and bring investigations to root cause.

Responsibilities

Help develop procedures for the engineering investigation of field return units, including when the triage team needs to stop forwarding failures for known issues that have been solved

Perform detailed investigations of field failures in the 3rd tier investigation (1st tier being direct customer support, 2nd tier is triage to sort the failures and refurbish when possible, 3rd tier is engineering investigation to find root cause, within the R&D group).

Make electrical design changes in Altium for minor improvements to existing products including obsolete parts and to correct weaknesses discovered through failure analysis activities

Present findings to triage, design engineers and managers about failure analysis activities and recommend mitigations for failures

Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers as needed

Work closely with a team of passionate engineers to ensure we develop exceptional hardware products – participate and/or lead design reviews and trades as needed, or lend a hand with testing and debug of new products in development as required. We are a small team requiring a high level of collaboration and teamwork to ensure we achieve our goals

Required Qualifications and Skills

5+ years of experience testing complex products as an electrical engineer, or related role

BS in electrical engineering or related field

Strong foundation of expertise in the testing and analysis of analog, digital, and mixed signal electrical systems

Familiarity with both AC and DC power system basics, including an understanding of switching converters, inverters, and AC power distribution

Familiarity with basic electrical lab equipment – hands on testing required

Experience with schematic and layout in at least one industry standard tool, preferably with Altium Designer

Some knowledge of renewable energy related concepts such as lithium ion batteries, solar arrays, general power conversion/regulation/distribution, and power fault protection

Demonstrated experience managing workload and deliverables

Strong writing, interpersonal, and communication skills

Desired Qualifications & Skills

Experience designing and owning PCBA designs
Experience testing and debugging Level 2, EV chargers
Experience testing and debugging equipment with electrical and safety compliance standards such as FCC, CE, UL/ETL, etc.
Experience testing high-volume consumer products
Very experienced with Altium Designer
Ability to automate lab instruments

What We Offer

💰 Compensation: $120k-150k + Options

📈 Career Growth: Be part of a fast-growing company at the forefront of home energy innovation.

🏥 Benefits: medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), employee stock option program, paid holidays plus unlimited PTO, discounts on Emporia products and partner offerings.

Sustaining Electrical Engineer

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