<
http://www.angazadesign.com>Angaza, a company
born out of the d.school Extreme Affordability
and Launchpad classes, is hiring! We are a
Silicon Valley-based for-profit technology firm
focused on developing a Pay-As-You-Go platform to
enable off-grid consumers in emerging markets to
purchase solar energy in smaller, affordable amounts.
Work Location: Palo Alto/San Francisco, CA
Contact Email: <mailto:careers_at_angazadesign.com>careers_at_angazadesign.com
Online Job Description:
<
http://www.angazadesign.com/contact-us/>Electrical Engineer
JOB DESCRIPTION
Angaza needs a creative and motivated electrical
engineer to join our team in Palo Alto/San
Francisco, California. Responsibilities include
designing and optimizing solar energy hardware;
supporting ongoing manufacturing; assisting with
firmware development; working on collaborative
research in low-cost distributed metering;
traveling occasionally to field sites across the
world; and helping to solve any of the unforeseen
and exciting challenges that are likely to emerge
in a rapidly changing startup environment.
If hired, you will report to Angaza’s CTO and
become part of a small team creating a new
approach to energy financing in emerging markets.
You will receive both a salary and equity stake in the company.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design, simulate, and prototype hardware for novel solar energy concepts
• Work with partners on testing and
manufacturability during high-volume production
• Actively participate in product development discussions
• Jointly support embedded software development with other team members
• Shape the Angaza engineering culture and future growth path
ATTRIBUTES DESIRED
• Minimum 3 years of electrical engineering experience
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
required; M.S. degree preferred; Ph.D. a plus
• Strong circuit design and printed circuit board layout skills required
• Working familiarity with software engineering
and firmware development required
• Past experience with principles and practice of
digital comms, especially signal processing and error correction, a plus
• Demonstrated ability to iterate quickly and efficiently
• Effective negotiation and vendor management skills
• Comfort with international travel
• Happiness in a dynamic, flexible atmosphere,
with previous startup experience a plus
TO APPLY
Please send your résumé along with a cover letter
explaining your background and reasons for
wanting to join the Angaza team to
<mailto:careers_at_angazadesign.com>careers_at_angazadesign.com,
using the subject line “Angaza Electrical Engineer Application.”
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Potential applicants should communicate directly
with the contact listed in the posting. Please
do not "reply" to the posting messages.
Job postings are archived at
http://www-design.stanford.edu/~ddivjobs/
Note: The job postings distribution list
contains several distribution lists: Design grad
students, ME310 alumni, ME218 alumni, ME jobs
list, etc. Members of multiple lists will
receive multiple copies of postings. Please
excuse the duplication. Thank you.
Received on 2013-07-08 17:45:03