Senior Electrical Engineering Pod Lead - Remote Position

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineering Pod Lead to join our dynamic team in a fully remote capacity. This role is a contractor assignment for 5 months, offering a competitive hourly rate of $11–$30. As a Senior Electrical Engineering Pod Lead, you will lead and manage a pod of 4–8 Engineering Design Specialists, ensuring the successful delivery of projects while maintaining high standards of quality and innovation.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage a pod of Engineering Design Specialists by assigning tasks, reviewing deliverables, and mentoring on problem design, simulation rigor, and documentation.
• Act as the main point of contact with AI research teams to translate model feedback into refinements, run regular syncs, track progress, and report updates and risks.
• Oversee and approve pod outputs and maintain reproducible Docker-based simulation environments.
• Support cloud infrastructure for simulation and grading workflows.
• Develop and review Python automation and validation workflows.
• Resolve dependency, versioning, and reproducibility issues proactively.
• Design high-difficulty electrical engineering problems within a chosen subdomain.
• Set quality benchmarks and design standards for the pod through individual contributions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Strong hands-on electrical engineering design experience with end-to-end ownership.
• Strong experience in a technical lead, senior engineer, or team coordination role.
• Strong proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and simulation workflows.
• Hands-on experience with Docker (building images, writing Dockerfiles, managing environments).
• Familiarity with at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Experience with open-source EE simulation tools (e.g., ngspice, PySpice, Qucs, OpenEMS, scikit-rf, or similar).
• Deep expertise in at least one EE subdomain (Analog/Mixed-Signal, Power Electronics, RF/Microwave, Digital Systems, or Embedded Systems).
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work independently and manage a distributed team.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI and machine learning applications in electrical engineering.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Previous experience in remote team management.

What We Offer

• Flexible remote work arrangements.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in electrical engineering.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Competitive compensation based on experience.
• Professional development opportunities.