Electronics Design Engineer

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Austin, TX, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Hardware • Software • Energy
The Modern Power Company of the Electric Era
The Role
Design and validate energy storage systems end-to-end (inverters, batteries, interconnects). Create schematics and PCB layouts, perform board bring-up, debug system-level interactions, and execute high-voltage/current validation and reliability testing. Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, test, and manufacturing teams to drive products through high-volume production and field deployment.
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About Base

Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.

About the Role

We are looking for an Electronics Design Engineer with experience designing and validating complex electrical systems. You will be responsible for end-to-end design of Base’s energy storage systems—including inverters, batteries, and interconnect devices—through manufacturing and field deployment.

This role is ideal for someone who’s taken systems from schematic to production and knows how to debug and validate at the board and system level. You should be comfortable working with high voltage designs, embedded systems, and hardware validation in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. most reliable, cost efficient, high performance batteries and inverters in the world

What You'll Do
  • End-to-end ownership of energy storage systems (inverter, battery, Microgrid interconnect device) designs including specifications, architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring up, validation, and overseeing reliability and functional testing.

  • Collaboration with cross functional teams (mechanical, firmware, test, reliability etc.) to see products through high volume manufacturing.

  • Design and execute high voltage and high current validation of inverter, battery and BMS designs.

  • Debug complex component interactions at the system level.

What You'll Bring
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

  • Digital and analog circuit design, including high voltage circuits or power supply design.

  • Printed circuit board design (Altium) and initial bring-up: debugging, soldering, wiring, mechanical assembly.

  • Familiarity with embedded firmware, microcontrollers and their peripherals, python scripting or similar.

  • Familiarity with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies.

  • Experience with power semiconductors (MOSFETs, IGBTs).

  • Knowledge of electric motors, thermal design, and/or mechanical design.

  • Experience with automotive networking (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).

  • Basic control theory, including importance of sensor bandwidths, filtering.

Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.

Our Values
  • First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.

  • Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.

  • Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.

  • Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.

  • Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.

  • Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in.

  • Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.

Do the best work of your life at Base.

Skills Required

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Digital and analog circuit design experience, including high voltage circuits or power supply design.
  • Printed circuit board design (Altium) and initial bring-up: debugging, soldering, wiring, mechanical assembly.
  • Familiarity with embedded firmware, microcontrollers and their peripherals, and scripting (Python or similar).
  • Familiarity with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, function generators, and power supplies.
  • Experience with power semiconductors (MOSFETs, IGBTs).
  • Knowledge of electric motors, thermal design, and/or mechanical design.
  • Experience with automotive networking (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
  • Basic control theory, including sensor bandwidths and filtering.
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The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
230 Employees
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

Our mission at Base is to fix the power grid and enable affordable and reliable electricity for all. As America electrifies, our outdated power systems strain leaving families vulnerable to outages and rising costs. Base deploys home batteries that maintain household power during outages while stabilizing the grid day-to-day. By creating a distributed energy storage network across Texas, we're making electricity more reliable & affordable, and laying the foundation for energy abundance at scale.

Why Work With Us

We are building America’s Next-Generation Power Company; the first engineering-led, technology-focused, R&D-driven electricity company. We are a team of tenacious engineers, operators, and creatives who have solved hard problems. If you’re passionate about tackling one of the most critical challenges of our time, now is the time to join us.

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