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Electrical Design Engineer

Actalent · Fremont, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$55–$70/hrContract
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Job Title: Electrical Design Engineer – Drive Inverter Reliability Test (but we don't repeat as heading) - Location: Fremont, CA, onsite, need relocation if not local. - Job description: role focuses on designing and developing advanced electrical test systems and custom electronics that enhance drive inverter reliability testing. Split time 60% design, 40% hands-on testing, across electronic design, firmware development, system integration, lab-based high voltage work. Contributions enable in-situ monitoring, degradation analysis, earlier failure prediction, reduce costs, improve test certainty by enabling component-level validation. - Responsibilities: list bullet points (we need to capture them). They are many bullet points. - Essential Skills: list bullet points (degree, 2+ years experience, proficiency in board design, high voltage knowledge, circuit simulation, test fixtures, lab equipment, firmware/software Python, reliability testing concepts, ability to balance technical analysis with constraints). - Additional Skills & Qualifications: list bullet points (experience designing test systems for power electronics, prior exposure automotive/EV/high-power, modular test architectures, strong communication/documentation, ability to mentor). - Work Environment: description paragraph. - Job Type & Location: Contract to Hire based out of Fremont, CA. - Pay And Benefits: pay range $55.00 - $70.00/hr. Benefits list. - Workplace Type: fully onsite position in Fremont,CA. - Application Deadline: anticipated to close on Oct 1, 2026. (But we should remove application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. The deadline might be considered application instruction? Possibly we should drop it as it's part of application instructions. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should drop Application Deadline. - About Actalent: boilerplate about company, EEO, etc. Should be removed as it's boilerplate/EEO. So we drop that. - Also we have "Job Type & Location" which includes location and contract type. That's substantive. We could include a section maybe "Job Type" or "Location". But we have headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can map content accordingly. We need to decide which sections to include. We have: - About the role: could be the job description paragraph (the initial description). That's substantive. - Responsibilities: list of duties. - Requirements: could be Essential Skills? Or maybe Requirements = Essential Skills. Qualifications = Additional Skills & Qualifications. - Skills: maybe combine? But we have both Requirements and Qualifications as separate headings allowed. We'll use Requirements for Essential Skills, Qualifications for Additional Skills & Qualifications. - Benefits: we have benefits list. - Pay: we have pay range. - Schedule: we have work environment maybe includes schedule? Not explicit schedule like full-time, part-time. There's mention of 60% design 40% testing but that's not schedule. Could we create a Schedule section? The posting does not state specific schedule like "Full-time, 40 hrs/week". It mentions split time but that's not schedule. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. So we should not create Schedule unless there is explicit schedule info. There's no explicit schedule like "Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm". So we should omit Schedule section. - Also we have Work Environment description; could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section like "Work Environment" but not in allowed headings. We could incorporate into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to add a short paragraph under About the role describing work environment. Or we could create a section "Work Environment" but not allowed heading; we must only use allowed headings. So we incorporate into About the role. - Location: we have location in Job Type & Location. Could be part of About the role or maybe we could add a short paragraph under About the role. Or we could create a section "Location" but not allowed. So we incorporate location into About the role or maybe a separate short paragraph under About the role. - Contract type: Contract to Hire. Could be part of About the role. Thus sections: About the role (includes description, location, contract type, work environment), Responsibilities, Requirements (Essential Skills), Qualifications (Additional Skills & Qualifications), Benefits, Pay. We must not include headings with empty content. Now we need to format using

for each section heading, then content:

for prose,

  • for lists. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all bullet points exactly as given (or close). We must not omit any bullet points. Let's extract bullet points. Responsibilities bullet points (as in posting): - Design and develop system-level auxiliary test boards and component-level test equipment to support drive inverter reliability testing. - Create hardware solutions that enable real-time in-situ monitoring and degradation analysis to improve failure detection and predictive capability. - Architect test electronics that isolate and validate individual components or subsystems, minimizing the need for full-system re-testing when only specific parts change. - Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, circuit simulation, and bring-up of custom test boards and fixtures. - Integrate firmware and software with hardware to support automated testing, data acquisition, and control of high voltage test systems. - Collaborate closely with reliability, power electronics, and validation teams to define requirements and integrate new test capabilities into existing setups. - Analyze test data, evaluate hardware performance, and iterate on designs to improve robustness, accuracy, and usability. - Document designs, test procedures, and hardware configurations to ensure repeatability, maintainability, and long-term reuse of test systems. - Identify opportunities to reduce cost and improve test certainty through modular, scalable electrical test solutions. - Provide technical guidance on electrical design best practices and mentor junior engineers and technicians in board design, test methods, and lab practices. - Support hands-on lab activities, including hardware bring-up, debugging, and safe operation of high voltage test setups. Essential Skills bullet points: - Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience. - 2+ years of hands-on experience in electrical or electronic design, preferably for test systems, power electronics, or reliability hardware. - Strong proficiency in electronic board design, including schematic capture and PCB layout using industry-standard tools such as Altium or similar platforms. - High voltage and power electronics knowledge, including a solid understanding of semiconductor devices such as MOSFETs and IGBTs and mixed-signal design principles. - Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice, PSpice, or comparable simulation environments. - Proven ability to design test fixtures, auxiliary boards, data-acquisition interfaces, or custom instrumentation for reliability or power electronics applications. - Proficiency with lab test equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, source meters, hipot testers, and related instruments, as well as experience bringing up new hardware. - Strong firmware and software development skills for hardware interaction, with specific experience in object-oriented Python programming. - Familiarity with reliability testing concepts, in-situ monitoring techniques, and degradation or failure analysis methods. - Ability to balance deep technical analysis with practical constraints such as cost, schedule, manufacturability, and reuse. Additional Skills & Qualifications bullet points: - Experience designing or supporting test systems for power electronics, drive inverters, or high-power applications. - Prior exposure to automotive, electric vehicle, or high-power electronics testing environments. - Experience integrating modular test architectures that support incremental upgrades and reuse across multiple programs. - Strong communication and documentation skills to clearly capture requirements, design intent, and test results for cross-functional teams. - Ability to mentor and support junior engineers and technicians in electrical design, lab practices, and test methodologies. Work Environment paragraph: "This position operates in a lab-centric engineering environment that combines design office work with hands-on testing. You will work extensively with high voltage systems, custom test fixtures, and power electronics hardware, using tools such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, source meters, hipot testers, and other reliability test equipment. The role involves regular use of schematic and PCB design tools, circuit simulation software, and Python-based test and control scripts. You can expect a balance of focused design work at a workstation and active time in the lab performing hardware bring-up, debugging, and reliability testing. Safety-conscious practices and appropriate lab attire and personal protective equipment are required when working around high voltage and power electronics systems." Job Type & Location: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fremont, CA." Pay And Benefits: pay range $55.00 - $70.00/hr. Benefits list: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include those benefits as list items. Now we need to decide about "About the role" content: combine the initial job description paragraph, location, contract type, work environment maybe. Initial job description paragraph: "This role focuses on designing and developing advanced electrical test systems and custom electronics that enhance drive inverter reliability testing. You will split your time between approximately 60% design and 40% hands-on testing, working across electronic design, firmware development, system integration, and lab-based high voltage work. Your contributions will enable in-situ monitoring, degradation analysis, and earlier, more accurate failure prediction, while reducing costs and improving test certainty by enabling component-level validation instead of full-system testing wherever possible." We should keep that. Add location and contract type: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fremont, CA." Add work environment paragraph as above. We must not repeat job title as heading. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. Let's structure:

    About the role

    This role focuses on designing and developing advanced electrical test systems and custom electronics that enhance drive inverter reliability testing. You will split your time between approximately 60% design and 40% hands-on testing, working across electronic design, firmware development, system integration, and lab-based high voltage work. Your contributions will enable in-situ monitoring, degradation analysis, and earlier, more accurate failure prediction, while reducing costs and improving test certainty by enabling component-level validation instead of full-system testing wherever possible.

    This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fremont, CA.

    This position operates in a lab-centric engineering environment that combines design office work with hands-on testing. You will work extensively with high voltage systems, custom test fixtures, and power electronics hardware, using tools such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, source meters, hipot testers, and other reliability test equipment. The role involves regular use of schematic and PCB design tools, circuit simulation software, and Python-based test and control scripts. You can expect a balance of focused design work at a workstation and active time in the lab performing hardware bring-up, debugging, and reliability testing. Safety-conscious practices and appropriate lab attire and personal protective equipment are required when working around high voltage and power electronics systems.

    Then Responsibilities:

    Responsibilities

    • Design and develop system-level auxiliary test boards and component-level test equipment to support drive inverter reliability testing.
    • Create hardware solutions that enable real-time in-situ monitoring and degradation analysis to improve failure detection and predictive capability.

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