About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview

As a member of the Electrical Engineering team, this role will focus on validation, testing and design of high voltage electronics components such as Inverter, on-board charger and energy storage products. The role offers the unique opportunity to be part of a design to production team culture.

What You’ll Do:

Component level and device level testing of power converters including inverter, on-board charger and energy storage systems
Automate test stands and CAN based control of power converters
Schematics design and instrumentation of PCBAs and provide inputs for design for manufacturing
Environmental testing along with shock, vibe testing and data analysis
Instrumenting high-voltage test setup including low-inductance measurement practices
Component level and vehicle level testing for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Dyno testing, troubleshooting and data analysis for inverter testing with drive unit.
Support design releases and modifications based on vendor feedback.
Setup test bench and support board level, component level and vehicle level bring-up. This includes testing at our in-house facilities as well as at external facilities.
Collaborate with cross functional teams to troubleshoot and provide fixes for electrical issues as they arise.
Engage with suppliers and sourcing to identify components for sourcing and procurement.
Technical report generation and presenting at critical review meetings.
Support testing at external facilities and vehicle level testing at proving grounds as needed.

Who You Are:

Highly motivated to drive results and to grow in the career of electrical engineering.
Strong hands-on capability for testing and troubleshooting complex electrical components and systems.
5+ years of hands-on experience in electrical engineering in the automotive, robotics, aerospace or other similar fields..
Experience with troubleshooting EMI related issues is a strong plus.
Experience with PCBs is a strong plus
Experience and familiarity with Altium Designer or similar schematics capture and PCB layout tool is a strong plus.
Embedded firmware development and programming experience is a strong plus.
Experience with circuit simulation software such as LTspice.
Experience with software and digital communication specifications and requirements is a plus
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within a dynamic team environment

Pay Rate: $30 - $40/hr

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at info@harbingermotors.com.

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Power Electronics Technician

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