Electronics Engineer

FreightFish

Location Marsden Point
Team Engineering
  • Closing: 11:00pm, 20th Oct 2020 NZDT

Job Description

About FreightFish

We are a startup which develops hydrofoiling container ships for the international freight market. Our mission is to revolutionise the international express freight market by replacing air freight with high-speed ocean freight. We will achieve this by manufacturing fleets of high-speed cargo ships which we will operate ourselves. Our ships will represent the cutting edge of marine architecture globally and be a lasting part of NZ innovation history.

We have successfully proven our first concept engineering prototype, and are now working on a piloted subscale prototype craft. As an Electronics Engineer at FreightFish, you will work alongside the controls engineering team to design and install the electronics and embedded systems on the piloted prototype, and follow this through to the next prototype - our first full-scale ship. 

Key responsibilities

You will report to the Lead Controls Engineer and your responsibilities will include:

  • Supervision of ship electronic systems including high-voltage power systems, flight controller hardware, and motors/motor controllers

  • Maintenance of ship electronics and wiring for marine environments ensuring stable operation and rapid fault diagnosis

  • Supporting the electrical component of subsystem design by assisting with circuit board design (including part selection, circuit design and simulation, and layout review)

  • Playing a key role in sea trials, assisting with testing procedure and debugging processes

Skills you will have

  • Knowledgeable about high voltage power systems, including electric motors and motor controllers

  • Knowledgeable about and experience with microcontrollers, other integrated circuits, and printed circuit boards

  • Strong teamwork skills with a proven ability to effectively interact and work with other engineering disciplines

  • Equally comfortable across both the office and the workshop

  • Proactive, enthusiastic, and open to learning

Picture yourself in this role

If you were here this week you would have

  • Worked with the team members that are designing our in-house simulator to assist in specifying systems that can effectively replicate simulation results

  • Let the engineering team know what you’re working on and provided feedback to other colleagues also sharing their work

  • Prototyped propulsion power electronics with the controls team

  • Reported directly to our CEO, Max, on propulsion electronics system work, collaborating to form a robust solution

  • Taken a chase boat out on the water with testing equipment to test transmission range

What you can expect once you start

  • After your first 2 weeks: you will have become familiar with the electronics systems on our prototype, having put forward and actioned a few of your own suggestions. You will know where all the tools you need are in the workshop

  • At the end of 3 months: you will have efficiently maintained prototype electronics over several sea trials, ensuring minimal downtime and fast debugging. Your work ensuring reliability and stable uptime of electronics systems will have facilitated the team’s tests - resulting in the team’s successful operation of a piloted craft achieving stable flight at over 30 knots

  • After 6 months: you will have mentored an intern over the summer, as well as engaged in frequent sessions with the controls and wider team educating them on electronics systems and design from your own experience. With the help of the controls team, you will have completed high-level design of multiple electronic subsystems and components required for our first full-scale ship, and be well into detailed design of several of the components and subsystems

Like everyone at FreightFish, you'll benefit from:

  • Flexible working times

  • Unlimited opportunities for development and growth

  • A full fridge and cupboard for meals and snacks

  • A dog-friendly office that is a stone's throw from the beach

FreightFish is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.


Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Tue 20th Oct 2020

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You won't need a CV to apply to this job

Applications closed Tue 20th Oct 2020