Hardware Commercialization Engineer, Instrumentation Electronics & IoT

GroundWork builds industrial-grade instrumentation electronics with embedded IoT connectivity and precision data acquisition, built for utility-scale solar sites. Your job is to validate the designs, demonstrate reliability, get them certified, make them efficiently manufacturable, and stand up production with our contract manufacturers.

This is a hands-on technical role. You will validate the design work with an existing small group of engineers, run the reliability test programs, work with contract manufacturers, and make the call when a failure analysis points to a change in course. You will work directly with our firmware, data, and field teams, and with our ISO/IEC 17025 test lab in Albuquerque for environmental and performance testing., * Own design validation: define requirements, build test plans, and run DVT on power, analog/DAQ, and RF subsystems.

• Refine power electronics and precision analog front ends for voltage and high-current sensing, including noise, drift, and calibration budgets.
• Run reliability and environmental programs: thermal cycling, damp heat, UV, etc. Set acceptance criteria, analyze failures, and feed results back into the design.
• Lead certification through NRTLs and test labs: UL 1741, UL/IEC 61010, FCC Part 15 and carrier certification for cellular radios, CE, and IP rating. Own the test plan, the documentation package, and the schedule.
• Drive DFM/DFT: BOM cost-down, component lifecycle and second-source risk, design reviews with contract manufacturers, test fixture and end-of-line test definition.
• Oversee PCB fabrication and assembly vendors: analyze tolerance stackups, IPC class and acceptance criteria, first-article inspection, yield ramp, and corrective action.
• Maintain the technical record: schematics, layout, BOMs, test reports, and change control that would survive a customer or financier audit.

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field; 5+ years in hardware product development, at least 3 taking sophisticated electronics from prototype to production.
• Precision analog and data acquisition experience: high-voltage/high-current sensing, signal conditioning, ADC selection, noise and drift budgets, calibration strategy, and isolation.
• Embedded IoT hardware experience: MCUs, cellular/LoRa/Wi-Fi modules, sensor interfaces, low-power design.
• Owned reliability and environmental test programs (thermal cycling, humidity, vibration, HALT/HASS) and closed the loop on failures.
• Led certification through NRTL and standards bodies: UL 1741, UL/IEC 61010 or 62368, FCC Part 15, C, IP ratings, or similar. Familiarity with single-fault safety and hardware-only protection.
• DFM/DFT ownership: BOM cost-down, component lifecycle risk, design reviews with contract manufacturers.
• Oversight of PCB fab and assembly vendors: stackup, IPC Class 2/3 acceptance, test fixtures, first-article and yield ramp.
• Fluent in Altium or KiCad; comfortable in Python for test automation and data analysis.

Preferred

• Solar or outdoor instrumentation background (irradiance, IV measurement, weather-station hardware).
• Field deployment experience at utility-scale sites.
• Prior startup-to-scale role.

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

GroundWork Renewables is the solar industry’s trusted full-stack performance partner. A Certified B Corporation and ISO-accredited testing provider, we deliver precise MET data and PV module insights-helping developers, EPCs, and asset owners reduce risk, improve forecasting, and maximize value throughout the project lifecycle. Our services have enabled 1,000+ solar measurement campaigns, helping project developers secure billions in financing by reducing uncertainty with trusted resource data. Backed by a recent strategic investment that positions us for accelerated growth, GroundWork is expanding its U.S. operations.