AssetWatch serves global manufacturers by powering manufacturing uptime through the delivery of an unparalleled condition monitoring experience, with a passion to care about the assets our customers care for every day. We are a devoted and capable team that includes world-renowned engineers and distinguished business leaders united by a common goal – To build the future of predictive maintenance. As we enter the next phase of rapid growth, we are seeking people to help lead the journey.
As the Principal Engineer – Electrical Intelligence, you will serve as the subject matter expert and technical steward for AssetWatch’s electrical monitoring and analysis capabilities within a broader multi-sensor ecosystem. You will own how electrical data is measured, interpreted, and evolved over time—ensuring that today’s diagnostic insights are technically sound while guiding future expansion into new measurements, asset classes, and electrical applications.
This role blends deep practical knowledge of industrial electrical systems with strategic collaboration across hardware, software, and data teams. You will own the electrical analysis portion of our technology from early research and validation through product integration and ongoing evolution into scalable, customer-ready capabilities.
- Electrical Systems Expertise: Act as the company’s expert in industrial power systems and electrical behavior. Apply a strong understanding of industrial power systems and electrical behavior to guide measurement approaches and inform system design.
- Multi-Sensor Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure electrical data complements other sensing inputs within the AssetWatch platform, enabling more comprehensive diagnostic insights.
- System Design and Validation: Lead the research, design, and validation of electrical measurement strategies that are accurate, reliable, and adaptable to real-world industrial environments.
- Data Interpretation and Insights: Develop and maintain practical frameworks that translate electrical signals into meaningful indicators of asset behavior, including operating conditions, performance trends, emerging faults, and actionable corrective guidance.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work collaboratively with hardware, software, and UX contributors to align technical capabilities with product objectives.
- Program and Product Collaboration: Partner with program and product managers to translate technical requirements into product deliverables, milestones, and feature integrations.
- Industrial Application Understanding: Ensure electrical approaches are resilient and field-ready, accounting for the variability and challenges of industrial power systems.
- Lifecycle Ownership: Support the full lifecycle of electrical monitoring technology from early research and validation through product release and scaling, ensuring consistency across phases.
- Future Expansion: Support long-term development as AssetWatch expands into broader electrical applications, including new measurement types, asset classes, and energy-related use cases.
- Research and Continuous Improvement: Stay current on emerging technologies, measurement techniques, and reliability practices that can enhance AssetWatch’s multi-sensor platform.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering roles focused on industrial systems, power monitoring, or equipment diagnostics.
- Expertise in rotating industrial equipment, power systems, and drives; familiarity with DC systems or facility power management a plus.
- Hands-on experience with electrical measurement techniques, data interpretation, and signal analysis.
- Understanding of power quality, harmonics, and electrical load behavior.
- Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams that integrate electrical data with other sensing technologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate electrical behavior into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge technical depth and cross-functional understanding.
- Familiarity with industrial IoT or reliability monitoring systems preferred.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
- Demonstrated ability to own and guide a technical capability as it evolves from early definition through broader adoption.
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What We Offer:
AssetWatch is a remote-first company that puts people at the center of everything we do. We want our team members to thrive - that’s why we offer a range of benefits and perks designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
- Competitive compensation package including stock options
- Flexible work schedule
- Comprehensive benefits including retirement plan match
- Opportunity to make a real impact every day
- Work with a dynamic and growing team
- Unlimited PTO
We have a distributed team that works remotely across locations in the United States and Ontario, Canada. Collaboration within core working hours is required.
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