Senior RF Engineer

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Gridware
Provides real‑time, pole‑mounted sensors and analytics for continuous power grid monitoring and hazard detection.
Design, develop, and bring‑to‑production low‑power RF wireless systems for Gridware.
8 days ago ago
Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
San Francisco, CA
Onsite
Company Size
50 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Consulting
Technical Services
Design
Project Management
Sector Specialisms
Electrical Grid
Utilities
Energy
Telecommunications
Environmental Monitoring
Grid Management
Infrastructure
Power Delivery
Role
What you would be doing
system design
simulation
antenna liaison
certification
line testing
link budget
  • Designing and simulating wireless communication systems for very low power applications
  • Working with antenna houses and cert labs
  • RF manufacturing line testing and fixtures
  • Link Budget Modeling
What you bring
bsee
rf design
rf silicon
wireless integration
rf certification
collaboration

Wireless Engineers should have a broad-based knowledge in aspects RF architecture, design, integration and manufacturing. They have deep theoretical and practical knowledge in one or more areas of electromagnetic theory, RF and Wireless circuit design, communication theory, and product design trade-off. They use electromagnetic and system simulation, hands on prototyping, test and measurement to understand complex system and sub-system interactions, implications to product level design, and manufacturing trade-offs to enable mass production.

  • Strong collaborator, with ability to build strong relationships both within and outside the team
  • BSEE with 10+ yrs experience in RF Systems Design and Debug
  • Experience working with RF silicon vendors, collaboration with EE, ME, FW
  • Experience in integration of wireless technologies such as cellular, GPS, WiFi, BLE, LoRa and mesh technologies
  • RF certification and compliance (PTCRB, EMI, etc), RF lab setup and RF performance analysis.
  • Previous experience with RF Silicon vendors
  • Radio desense/CoEx testing
  • Bring-up experience and take to production state-of-the-art physical layer wireless communication systems
Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Paid parental leave

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

Training + Development
Information not given or found
Company
Overview
$26.4M Series A
Funding Round
Secured significant investment from notable firms including Sequoia, Lowercarbon, and Fifty Years.
70% Outage Reduction
Service Improvement
Customers experienced a dramatic decrease in the duration of power outages thanks to Gridware's technology.
10,000+ Poles
Deployment Scale
The system has been installed across a vast network spanning thousands of poles and miles of power lines.
7× Revenue Growth
Financial Achievement
The company experienced rapid expansion and success in its first year of operation.
  • Founded by a former lineman and two Berkeley engineers to revolutionize power grid awareness.
  • Flagship Gridscope device provides edge analytics and alerts even during outages.
  • Technology integrates multiple types of sensing to detect hazards like fallen limbs.
  • After a pilot with PG&E, expanded operations across North America.
  • Physical tests include extreme conditions like live wire cutting to optimize hazard detection.
  • Combines solar-powered, ruggedized sensors with a cloud-independent analytics system.
Culture + Values
  • Passion, innovation, and technology align to modernize the power grid.
  • Pioneering ‘Active Grid Response’—immediate detection, precise localization, detailed identification, outage monitoring.
  • Developed in partnership with utilities—focused on working alongside linemen.
  • Built by a lineman for linemen—understands the rigor and commitment required in the field.
  • Relentlessly committed to giving crews the right tools to get the job done.
Environment + Sustainability
1,000+ miles & 10K+ poles
Gridscope Deployment Scale
Expanded Gridscope sensor deployment covers over 1,000 miles of power lines and 10,000 poles, enhancing wildfire risk mitigation efforts across multiple states.
70% Outage Reduction
Improved Grid Reliability
Gridscope technology has been shown to significantly reduce outage durations by over 70%, enhancing power grid stability and wildfire prevention.
  • Technology deployed across five U.S. states to reduce wildfire risk via early detection of vegetation and fallen-line hazards.
  • Continuous environmental stressor measurement (e.g., vibrations from falling branches) enables predictive maintenance and environmental hazard mitigation.
Inclusion & Diversity
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