Electrical Engineer, The Boring Company

Salary not provided
Mid level
Austin

Office located in Bastrop, TX

The Boring Company

Industrial machinery manufacturing

Open for applications

The Boring Company

Industrial machinery manufacturing

201-500 employees

B2BEnterpriseTransportDeep TechMobilityConstructionSaaS

Open for applications

Salary not provided
Mid level
Austin

Office located in Bastrop, TX

201-500 employees

B2BEnterpriseTransportDeep TechMobilityConstructionSaaS

Company mission

To reinvent the tunnelling industry to improve transportation and infrastructure.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in electrical engineering, controls engineering or related field
  • Experience designing, developing and integrating control and automation systems with and without human input
  • Experience in sensor selection for control systems and redundancy requirements
  • Experience working with PLCs and various control systems
  • Experience working with motor controls and VFDs
  • Strong and high proficiency in troubleshooting and problem solving of various electrical and control systems
  • Preferred but not required: PE license in the state of Texas or Nevada

Desirable

  • Knowledgeable in Electrical and Electro/Mechanical control, and Hydraulics control systems
  • Strong teamwork skills with a proven ability to effectively interact and collaborate with other engineering disciplines
  • Acute attention to detail
  • Experience with a variety of motor types (DC, AC induction, Synchronous, etc)
  • Experience with system response modeling
  • Experience designing panels, enclosures, and harnesses for rugged environments
  • CAD experience
  • High voltage safety training

What the job involves

  • As an Electrical Engineer II at The Boring Company, you will play a vital role in the design, development, and improvement of the electrical systems that power and control our TBMs
  • You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to push the boundaries of tunneling technology and contribute to the success of groundbreaking projects that will shape the future of transportation infrastructure
  • Jump between the system and component level for various tunnel, industrial automation, lighting, power, building/ maintenance facilities and automotive control applications
  • Design, development and integration of simple and complex control systems for electrical, mechanical, and fluid power systems
  • Troubleshooting and deep level problem solving of various equipment such as tunnel boring machines and vehicles
  • Work with other engineers and technicians, in the field and in the office, to continually improve and integrate electrical systems with mechanical structures, mechanisms, software packages and civil engineering systems
  • Oversee and inspect installations, build, retrofits to requirements and conformance to design and specifications
  • Interface with local utilities and contractors for electrical service upgrades and installs
  • Assist in selection, developing specifications and procurement of electrical equipment

Our take

Though founded by serial antagoniser Elon Musk, The Boring Company’s underground transportation projects have led to the firm becoming a certified unicorn since its founding in 2016. Inspired by the congested transport system of Los Angeles, The Boring Company has completed successful tunnel projects in Las Vegas as well as products that help transport materials underground with as little disruption as possible.

In April 2022, The Boring Company received $675 million in Series C from the likes of Sequoia Capital and Valor Equity Partners, indicating a massive influence on the construction market of America.

Musk undermines the success of The Boring Company with website advertisements for zombie apocalypse “not-a-flamethrowers” and a perfume retail page for his “Burnt Hair” fragrance. Though obviously meant as jokes, these belittle and obfuscate the work that The Boring Company's employees put in. 2024 saw safety violations being raised concerning the Boring Company's Vegas tunnel, which will span 68 miles beneath the Nevada city.

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Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

21% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Apr 2022

$675m

SERIES C

Jul 2019

$120m

LATE VC

Total funding: $907.5m

Company benefits

  • We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

Company values

  • To own a project is to take it from concept to completion and every TBC employee owns their responsibilities.
  • TBC is a lean company, so employees work with whatever they have to inspire creative solutions.
  • The Boring Company encourages collaboration and seeks individuals that know how to get things done: the Not-A-Boring Competition exemplifies these values.

Leadership

Elon Musk

(Founder)

CEO of Twitter, Tesla and Co-Founder of SpaceX.

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