# Senior Hardware Design Engineer at 1st Avenue Power

- Company: 1st Avenue Power
- What the company does: 1AP is building the next generation power plant technology: turnkey, optimized power systems delivering clean, Hyperfirm, high-capacity power for demanding customer loads in a rapidly electrifying world. Backed by Unreasonable.
- Company website: https://1ap.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/1stavenuepower/jobs/5434189008
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## About the role

We are looking for a talented and innovative Hardware Design Engineer with significant experience in TDR Equipment Design Engineer to join our R&D team. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and validation of Time Domain Reflectometry instruments and systems tailored for renewable energy applications — including solar PV, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline
- 5+ years of experience in analog/mixed-signal hardware design, ideally in instrumentation or test & measurement
- Strong proficiency in PCB design — schematic capture and layout using Altium Designer, or equivalent
- Solid understanding of high-speed analog circuit design — signal integrity, transmission line theory, impedance matching
- Hands-on experience with lab instruments: oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators
- Familiarity with TDR principles — pulse generation, reflection analysis, fault-distance calculation

Tags: Technology

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