About Us
NuCurrent was founded out of a graduate-student project at Northwestern University that focused on powering implanted neurostimulation devices wirelessly. From 2009-2013, NuCurrent focused exclusively on wireless power for implanted medical devices. We were challenged to develop a new type of antenna technology to deal with complex issues like transmitting power through inconsistent human tissue, Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) limits, tissue heating, implant variability, and significant size restrictions.
These challenging constraints led to the development of our patented MLMT technology, which provides higher Q in smaller spaces to yield greater efficiency, faster charge speeds, lower heat and unbeatable form factors.
Moving beyond medical implants in 2013, NuCurrent has developed multiple breakthroughs in wireless power systems, components and integration processes. Today, we supply our NuIQTM Technology Platform and wireless power solutions worldwide with unmatched speed, certainty and performance.
Key Accomplishments
- 85+ patents granted or pending in China, EU, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and US
- Invented and patented industry-leading magnetics technology producing the thinnest, smallest and highest Q printed antennas in the world, routinely achieving 20-70% higher Q/lower ESR
- Co-developed with Texas Instruments the A21 coil for the Wireless Power Consortium's Qi standard
- Developed and certified the highest Q and best uniformity resonators in the world for Airfuel standard
- Enabled industry's first through-table 16w charger with FCC and CE approval
- Designed industry's first through-metal wireless charging applications
- Engineered full system designs for products with power needs ranging from 1 milliwatt to 300 watts
- Developed hyper-accurate hardware simulators providing +/-2.5% real-world accuracy, enabling faster time to market with fewer hardware spins
Our History
Partners
NuCurrent works with leading IC companies, developing expertise in their devices in order to provide optimized, lower-cost, space-efficient and fully-integrated designs for our mutual customers.
Integrated Circuit Partners
Channel Partners
Standards Bodies
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Careers
At NuCurrent, we work incredibly well and incredibly fast. As a result, we’re growing quickly.
We’re always looking for qualified candidates with drive and vision to add to our team. And we’re a pretty fun bunch to work with.
If you’re interested in a career that’s both challenging and rewarding, send us your resume. And make sure to include your vision for what you’d like to see without a cord.
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One word can describe it all: Extraordinary
- 85+ patents granted or pending worldwide
- Fourth Revolution Awards Finalist (Product Design) 2017
- Flexi Award Winner (Product Innovation) 2017
- Chicago Innovation Awards Finalist 2017
- “#1 Most Innovative Business in Illinois” – Crain’s Chicago, Eureka! Index 2015
- Chicago Innovations Awards Winner 2015
- Market-competitive salaries
- Equity for all employees
- Health insurance
- Funded 401(k)
- We believe in hard work that leads to exceptional rewards
- Prime location in the West Loop neighborhood in Chicago
- Local coffee, craft beer and organic produce onsite
- Individual accountability with true team support
- We delight our customers with speed, performance and innovation
- All jobs are “customer facing”
- We believe in great talent and exposing that great talent to our customers
- 30+ years of cumulative wireless power expertise
- Representative universities: Georgia Tech, University of Illinois, Indian Institute of Technology, Northwestern, Purdue, Tsinghua
- Alumni from: 3COM, Baxter, Blackberry, Freescale, Intel, Motorola, NXP
- Your work has direct impact on company success
- Work on the bleeding edge of technology in the emerging field of wireless power
- Be an early part of the team that is enabling wireless power
- Work with Directors, VPs and Executives from Fortune 500 companies
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Sales
Required Experience:
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Reports To: VP, Sales & Marketing
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND FUNCTION:
- Experience selling electronic components in automotive, mobile and/or consumer electronics sectors
- Direct responsibility for closing sales in past 12 months (not sales manager)
- Technical sales ability with preference for BSEE or BSME background
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Reports To: VP, Sales & Marketing
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND FUNCTION:
- Responsible for growing the company’s revenue through design wins and production wins in multiple segments including, but not limited to, consumer electronics, automotive, mobile and furniture.
- Works with the VP, Sales & Marketing on setting and executing strategy related to revenue generation and growth.
- Systematically identifies, qualifies and closes deals with customers.
- Experience working at all levels within customer hierarchy: C-level, engineering management, engineering, and purchasing
- Navigates complex organizations and relationships to deliver NuCurrent’s wireless power solutions to customers via established sales channels, distribution channels and partnerships.
- Works with VP, Sales & Marketing on developing strategy related to revenue generation including licensing, product mix, distribution networks, technology development and marketing.
- Travel to client sites.
- Negotiate and close technology licenses and product sales.
- Have fun! Few people get an opportunity to work in a high-octane startup at the cusp of a revolutionary market.
- BA or BS with 7+ years of electronics industry experience with an excellent sales track record.
- Exemplary, demonstrable track record of generating sales and revenue growth.
- Solid knowledge of the Sales Cycle
- Ability to understand and communicate high tech electronic components and value propositions.
- Passion for developing relationships and winning opportunities.
- Strategic ability to set vision and execute within multiple competencies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work individually and in small teams that may include direct-report sales and marketing personnel in the future.
- Ability to multitask and be flexible.
- Experience in wireless power applications.
- Track record of selling antennas or other wireless electronic components.
- Experience growing an early stage, venture-backed company.
- Engineering background and capabilities.
Senior Electrical Engineer
Experience: 20+ years relevant experience with BS EE, 15+ years with MS/PhD EE
Location: Chicago, IL
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering
Key Words: HF DC-DC Converters, power conversion, mixed signal design, Class-E, Class-D, power management
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Location: Chicago, IL
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering
Key Words: HF DC-DC Converters, power conversion, mixed signal design, Class-E, Class-D, power management
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
- Be the technical authority for internal discussions and external engagements
- Develop systems for applications in industries spanning consumer electronics, infrastructure, industrial and medical.
- Lead the entire development cycle – from spec development to delivery – of product-ready prototypes and BOM
- Mentor engineering team comprising experienced engineers, PhD’s, mid-level and junior engineers
- Work closely with Product Manager & Technical Apps/Marketing to manage projects, ensure timely delivery of high quality products and high quality technical support to customers and partners
- Understand the wireless power space including standards and regulatory challenges.
- Understand NuCurrent’s technology and processes, and institute best practices where needed.
- Create detailed device hardware and sub-system specifications based on user needs, use cases and system requirements.
- Lead the design and development of wireless power systems based on developed specifications
- Design will utilize simulation tools such as SPICE (or equivalent) for circuits, EM simulation software for antennas, and analysis using Matlab (or equivalent)
- Development will include extensive testing on boards developed either in-house or by partners/customers/vendors
- Influence management, and partners and customers to support successful implementation of design (and spec) changes and improvements
- Review new product or process design initiatives to ensure engineering needs are integrated into business plans
- Work with VP Engineering to drive the development and formalization of Intellectual Property
- Demonstrated success in delivering results on technical challenges that included strong problem solving skills
- Track record of shipping mixed-signal hardware including embedded micro-controllers.
- Circuit design and PCB design including designing for manufacturability & EMI/EMC
- Strong documentation experience as related to design outputs and sub-system definition
- Strong understanding of electromagnetics and magnetostatics (10 KHz – 100 MHz)
- Experience with power electronics (mW to 100s of W), including design, component selection and implementation
- DC-DC Converters from LF to HF (up to 10 MHz preferred)
- Experience with designing high efficiency Class-D, E, F amplifiers (ideally in the 1 – 50 MHz regime)
- Ability to work individually and in small teams that may include contractors working remotely
- Ability to multitask and be flexible to evolving specifications and project dynamics.
- Experience with designing for low cost, high production volume consumer products.
- Experience with wireless power applications
- Knowledge of FCC regulations (e.g. Part 18, part 15) and CISPR
- Experience with integration of 3rd party Bluetooth stack and middleware
- Experience in hardware development for mobile devices with WiFi/GPS/NFC
- Knowledge of thermal management materials and experience in designing for thermal management
- Knowledge of battery charging circuits and batteries
Jr. Hardware Engineer
Experience: BS Engineering or Physics required, MS EE or ME preferred
Location: Chicago, IL
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP of Engineering
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND FUNCTION:
Location: Chicago, IL
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP of Engineering
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND FUNCTION:
- Develops wireless power systems and modules for a diversity of applications, including hand-held devices, automotive, medical and other consumer applications.
- Execute entire development cycle; starting from obtaining spec from customer, to delivery of product-ready prototype and BOM.
- Designs charging circuits based on available components and reference designs from partner companies.
- Extensive hands-on design, troubleshooting and modeling will be required.
- Understand product requirements via research and customer-engagement. Work closely with Antenna Engineers to translate product requirements into engineering specifications.
- Execute the design and development of wireless power systems (including circuit and antenna design) for a variety of projects in parallel.
- Devise timelines and work with internal team, partners and vendors to ensure smooth progress of project, and adherence to timelines:
- Design will include using simulation tools such as SPICE (or equivalent) for circuits, EM simulation software for antennas, and mathematical analysis using Matlab (or equivalent)
- Development will include extensive hands-on testing with RF boards developed either in-house or by partners/customers, using oscilloscopes, VNA’s and other test equipment
- Invent and develop intellectual property.
- Brief the company management on a regular basis on achievements and goals.
- Have fun! Few people get an opportunity to work in an awesome startup at the cusp of a revolutionary market.
- BS in Engineering or Physics
- Relentless and enterprising approach to solving problems
- Passion for developing hardware (boards and/or consumer product)
- Strong understanding of electromagnetics and magnetostatics (100 KHz – 100 MHz ideally)
- Experience with PA’s (1 W to 50 W), tuning/impedance matching circuits, voltage regulators
- Strong understanding of Bluetooth and connectivity protocols
- Ability to work individually and in small teams that may include contractors located in different locations
- Ability to multitask and be flexible
- MS in EE/ME
- Experience in wireless power applications
- Experience with integration of 3rd party Bluetooth stack and middleware
- Antenna/RF simulation, optimization & testing (applications related to wireless power, RFIDs, NFC a bonus)
- Experience with PCB layout software and concepts
- Experience in hardware development for mobile devices with WiFi/GPS/NFC
- Knowledge of thermal management materials and experience in designing for thermal management
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Experience: 10+ years relevant experience with BS ME
Location: Chicago, IL
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering CTO
Key Words: mechanical design, design for manufacturability, design for reliability, design for assembly
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Location: Chicago, IL
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering CTO
Key Words: mechanical design, design for manufacturability, design for reliability, design for assembly
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
- Lead all mechanical design related projects and activities for NuCurrent’s product portfolio
- Develop systems for applications in industries spanning consumer electronics, auto, infrastructure, industrial and medical
- Lead the entire mechanical development cycle – from spec development to delivery – of product-ready prototypes and BOM
- Work closely with Product Manager & Technical Apps/Marketing to manage projects, ensure timely delivery of high quality products and high quality technical support to customers and partners
- Work closely with suppliers and contract manufacturers (CM’s) to coordinate new product launch initiatives
- Understand NuCurrent’s technology and processes, and institute best practices where needed
- Product design and development starting from concept to production
- Create detailed device hardware and sub-system specifications and drawings based on user needs, use cases and system requirements.
- Design for manufacturing
- Design for reliability
- Design for assembly
- Thermal analysis
- Injection molding design
- Perform tolerance analysis
- Design tests for reliability
- Analyze test results and make required modifications
- Demonstrated success in delivering results on technical challenges that included strong problem solving skills
- Strong documentation experience as related to design outputs and sub-system definition
- At least 5 years of experience designing high product volume, low cost consumer products
- Experience in electronic packaging (small devices) and PCB design using Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Altium, etc.
- Injection molding tool design
- Experience with Pro-Engineer (or another similar CAD tool)
- Familiar with high volume manufacturing processes
- Familiar with application of adhesives and potting materials
- Experience in rapid prototyping
- Ability to work individually and in small teams that may include contractors working remotely
- Ability to multitask and be flexible to evolving specifications and project dynamics.
- Knowledge of thermal management materials and experience in designing for thermal management
Sr. Power Electronics Engineer
Experience: 10+ years relevant experience with BS EE, 8+ years with MS/PhD EE
Location: Chicago, IL
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering
Key Words: HF DC-DC Converters, power conversion, mixed signal design, Class-E, Class-D, power management
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Location: Chicago, IL
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering
Key Words: HF DC-DC Converters, power conversion, mixed signal design, Class-E, Class-D, power management
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
- Lead system development for applications in industries spanning consumer electronics, infrastructure, industrial and medical
- Work closely with Product Manager & Technical Apps/Marketing to manage projects, ensure timely delivery of high quality products and high quality technical support to customers and partners
- Understand the wireless power space including standards and regulatory challenges.
- Understand NuCurrent’s technology and processes, and institute best practices where needed.
- Create detailed device hardware and sub-system specifications based on user needs, use cases and system requirements.
- Lead the design and development of wireless power systems based on developed specifications
- Design will utilize simulation tools such as SPICE (or equivalent) for circuits, EM simulation software for antennas, and analysis using Matlab (or equivalent)
- Development will include extensive testing on boards developed either in-house or by partners/customers/vendors
- Review new product or process design initiatives to ensure engineering needs are integrated into business plans
- Essential
- Demonstrated success in delivering results on technical challenges that included strong problem solving skills
- Track record of shipping mixed-signal hardware including embedded micro-controllers.
- Circuit design and PCB design including designing for manufacturability & EMI/EMC
- Strong understanding of electromagnetics and magnetostatics (10 KHz – 100 MHz)
- Experience with power electronics (mW to 100s of W), including design, component selection and implementation
- DC-DC Converters from LF to HF (up to 10 MHz preferred)
- Experience with designing high efficiency Class-D, E, F amplifiers (ideally in the 1 – 50 MHz regime)
- Ability to work individually and in small teams that may include contractors working remotely
- Ability to multitask and be flexible to evolving specifications and project dynamics.
- Experience with designing for low cost, high production volume consumer products.
- Good to have
- Experience with wireless power applications
- Knowledge of FCC regulations (e.g. Part 18, part 15) and CISPR
- Experience with integration of 3rd party Bluetooth stack and middleware
- Experience in hardware development for mobile devices with WiFi/GPS/NFC
- Knowledge of thermal management materials and experience in designing for thermal management
- Knowledge of battery charging circuits and batteries
Wireless Power Antenna Design Engineer
Experience: MS required +5yrs experience, PhD preferred
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: Full-Time
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND FUNCTION:
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: Full-Time
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND FUNCTION:
- The Wireless Power Antenna Design Engineer will participate in all aspects of the electromagnetic design of inductively coupled antenna coils for use in wireless power systems. The design engineer needs to be skilled in the use of 3D EM simulation tools, and use those tools to aid in the design of optimized parameters such as winding configurations, mutual inductance, resistive losses, and field uniformity across intended charging volumes. The design engineer should have familiarity with real world impacts of materials on wireless power systems, such as effects of permeable materials used to aid wireless power designs, as well as skin and proximity effects due to interwindings and interaction with magnetic and conductive materials.
- Hands-on design, significant efforts in simulation, and troubleshooting will be required.
- The Wireless Power Antenna Design Engineer must understand the wireless power space including standards and regulatory challenges.
- Understand product requirements via research and customer-engagement. Work closely with internal design engineers and other RF/Antenna Engineers to ensure Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
- Stay abreast of manufacturing techniques and new high-performance cost-competitive technologies applicable to NuCurrent’s antenna structures. Engage with vendors (e.g. PCB and ferrite) to understand their capabilities, limitations and cost drivers.
- Conduct complete antenna integration process including antenna selection, placement and in-situ testing.
- Build simulation model templates that correlate accurately with measurements and are readily available for other antenna
- Translating customer’s requirements into magnetic parameter constraints for proper coil design and material selection.
- Prototype proof-of-concepts including hands-on testing.
- Develop and evaluate novel and realistic ideas to grow Intellectual Property.
- Brief the company management on a regular basis on goals and achievements.
- Have fun! Few people get an opportunity to work in an awesome startup at the cusp of a revolutionary market.
- The Wireless Power Antenna Design Engineer must posses:
- MS in EE + 5 yrs experience.
- Familiarity with EM simulation tools such as ANSYS (HFSS and Maxwell), CST, or equivalent EM tools.
- Very comfortable with hands-on lab testing (applications related to wireless power, RFID, NFC a bonus).
- Strong understanding of electromagnetics and magnetostatics (100 KHz – 100 MHz ideally).
- Competent with PCB layout.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work individually and in small teams
- An ideal Wireless Power Antenna Design Engineer should posses:
- PhD in EE, with a firm background in electromagnetics
- Experience in wireless power applications, knowledge of inductive coupling systems, RF antenna design.
- Knowledge in modeling magnetic and conductive materials within magnetic coupling systems on EM software and assessing their impact on performance.
- Knowledge of thermal management materials and experience in designing for thermal management.
Electrical Engineering Intern (Paid)
Experience: Minimum: 3+ years undergrad study plus lab experience towards B.S. in Electrical Engineering; Preferred: BSEE & progress towards MSEE or PhDEE
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: Full-Time
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND FUNCTION:
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: Full-Time
Company Description: NuCurrent is a leading technology and IP company in the high growth field of wireless power and is emerging as the go-to provider of wireless power solutions for the world’s leading product companies. Spanning across industries including auto, consumer, industrial, IoT, mobile, wearables and more, NuCurrent designs systems and key components for Fortune 500 companies and other industry leaders to enable wireless power transfer in new product releases. The Company supports product teams within large companies to bring wireless power innovations to market faster, with fewer risks, lower costs and better technology, while pushing the boundaries of system performance, charge speed, user flexibility and form factors. NuCurrent is a fabless technology company with a robust network of certified manufacturers and is an active leader in specification development across multiple industry standards bodies. NuCurrent has an energetic, purpose-driven work environment built by phenomenal people who go beyond expectations, are highly curious, deeply innovative and, above all, put customers first.
Supervisor’s Title: VP Engineering
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND FUNCTION:
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- Perform modeling, testing and other hands on work to develop and qualify NuCurrent’s products, support the sales process and improve efficiency of the engineering process. You will focus on fundamental research supporting wireless power antenna and circuit testing that leverages NuCurrent’s proprietary antennas and state of the art equipment and tools.
- Learn and understand NuCurrent’s technology
- Work with full time engineers to assist in testing and research projects
- Learn from full time engineers and through personal initiative
- Assist in design, implementation and troubleshooting of circuits
- Assist in extensive hands on testing with prototypes and production boards
- Assemble, solder and organize components for testing and sampling to clients
- Learn about the wireless power industry
- Have fun! Few people get an opportunity to work in an awesome startup at the cusp of a potentially revolutionary market
- Essential
- Min: 3+ years of coursework towards BSEE; Preferred: BSEE pursuing MSEE or PhDEE
- Lab experience and competence in soldering and utilizing test equipment
- Ability to multitask on multiple projects
- Experience with numerical computing software (e.g. Matlab)
- Strong organizational skills
- Passion for innovation
- Experience in wireless power applications
- Tinkerer mentality
- Experience in developing products
- Experience with electronic circuit design using common software tools (e.g. Altium)
- Experience in hardware design and development in antenna/RF
- Experience in troubleshooting circuit boards using lab equipment (e.g. signal generators, oscilloscopes, analyzers)
- Good understanding of electromagnetics (especially the behavior of magnetic fields in the range of 100 KHz 100 MHz)