{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"817f95381afeaf3c874b2950","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/817f95381afeaf3c874b2950","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/817f95381afeaf3c874b2950","title":"Research Engineer, Electrical Sensing","description":"About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.\nRole Description We are seeking a creative, hands-on Research Engineer with a strong electrical engineering foundation to join our R&D team and solve challenging sensing and measurement problems with real-world impact.\nYou will combine physics, experimentation, and data analysis to understand how our grid sensor signals behave in the real world, identify opportunities to improve sensing performance, and develop new sensing capabilities. This role focuses on measurement and applied research rather than traditional product design.\nResponsibilities Investigate sensor signals to understand physical phenomena, identify performance limitations, and root-cause measurement issues.\nHelp define measurement requirements and evaluate sensors for current and new sensing capabilities.\nDesign and run experiments to characterize sensor performance and validate new approaches.\nAnalyze experimental and fleet data using Python, MATLAB, SQL, or similar tools.\nImprove how we capture useful signal information on constrained edge devices through sampling, filtering, compression, and related techniques.\nPartner with HW, FW, ML, and product teams to translate research findings into improvements to our technology.\nRequired Skills MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant industry experience, or PhD with relevant research or industry experience.\nStrong fundamentals in electromagnetics, sensing, and electrical measurement.\nExperience investigating ambiguous sensing, signal-quality, or measurement problems through data analysis and experimentation.\nComfortable using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools to analyze scientific or engineering data.\nHands-on experience collecting and interpreting electrical measurements using lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and DAQs.\nStrong technical judgment, communication, and ability to work across disciplines.\nBonus Skills Experience with signal processing, including sampling, filtering, or compression.\nExperience with circuit simulation or first-principles modeling.\nExperience building repeatable test and validation infrastructure.\nExperience analyzing sensor performance across deployed IoT or edge devices.\n$145,000 - $160,000 a year\nThis describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way.\nGridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.\nBenefits Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)\nPaid parental leave\nAlternating day off (every other Monday)\n“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.\nCommuter allowance\nCompany-paid training\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Gridware","rawCompany":"gridware","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-09-09T03:24:58.235Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2071.00","title":"Electrical Engineers","slug":"electrical-engineers"},{"code":"17-2072.00","title":"Electronics Engineers, Except Computer","slug":"electronics-engineers-except-computer"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Research Engineer, Electrical Sensing","description":"About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. 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For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.\nRole Description We are seeking a creative, hands-on Research Engineer with a strong electrical engineering foundation to join our R&D team and solve challenging sensing and measurement problems with real-world impact.\nYou will combine physics, experimentation, and data analysis to understand how our grid sensor signals behave in the real world, identify opportunities to improve sensing performance, and develop new sensing capabilities. This role focuses on measurement and applied research rather than traditional product design.\nResponsibilities Investigate sensor signals to understand physical phenomena, identify performance limitations, and root-cause measurement issues.\nHelp define measurement requirements and evaluate sensors for current and new sensing capabilities.\nDesign and run experiments to characterize sensor performance and validate new approaches.\nAnalyze experimental and fleet data using Python, MATLAB, SQL, or similar tools.\nImprove how we capture useful signal information on constrained edge devices through sampling, filtering, compression, and related techniques.\nPartner with HW, FW, ML, and product teams to translate research findings into improvements to our technology.\nRequired Skills MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant industry experience, or PhD with relevant research or industry experience.\nStrong fundamentals in electromagnetics, sensing, and electrical measurement.\nExperience investigating ambiguous sensing, signal-quality, or measurement problems through data analysis and experimentation.\nComfortable using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools to analyze scientific or engineering data.\nHands-on experience collecting and interpreting electrical measurements using lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and DAQs.\nStrong technical judgment, communication, and ability to work across disciplines.\nBonus Skills Experience with signal processing, including sampling, filtering, or compression.\nExperience with circuit simulation or first-principles modeling.\nExperience building repeatable test and validation infrastructure.\nExperience analyzing sensor performance across deployed IoT or edge devices.\n$145,000 - $160,000 a year\nThis describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way.\nGridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.\nBenefits Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)\nPaid parental leave\nAlternating day off (every other Monday)\n“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.\nCommuter allowance\nCompany-paid training\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","datePosted":"2026-09-09T03:24:58.235Z","dateModified":"2026-09-09T03:24:58.235Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Gridware","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Millbrae","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"817f95381afeaf3c874b2950"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/817f95381afeaf3c874b2950"}}