Electronic Engineer Job at Salpha Energy Limited

Salpha Energy Limited - We are passionate about off-grid energy. Salpha Energy is a for profit social business and manufactures honest, reliable solar products designed to help people living off the electric grid.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Electronic Engineer
Job Location: Ojo, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role


  • We are seeking a versatile and visionary Electronics Engineer to lead the end-to-end design, integration, and validation of complex electronic systems and enclosures—specifically for solar-powered inverter and energy products. 
  • As Salpha expands its in-house manufacturing capabilities, this role is critical in ensuring product designs move from concept to production efficiently, cost-effectively, and at scale.
  • The ideal candidate has deep experience in PCB design, electronic system architecture, and cross-functional product integration, and is ready to take ownership of critical development initiatives. 
  • You’ll also lead the integration of plastic housings with electronic components, ensuring that every product is optimized for performance, safety, manufacturability, and scalability.
  • You’ll collaborate closely with our technical team to bring Salpha’s next-generation solar solutions to life delivering products that meet the highest standards of durability and quality.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop high-performance electronic systems for inverter and solar products, from concept to production.
  • Create PCB layouts using tools such as Altium Designer, Eagle PCB, and Cadence Allegro
  • Select components, analyze signal integrity, and ensure compliance with reliability standards.
  • Lead schematic design, system integration, and prototyping.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, QA, and procurement teams to deliver on time and within budget.
  • Apply SMT and THT techniques across single-layer to multi-layer PCBarchitectures.
  • Ensure manufacturing readiness using Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
  • Conduct system testing and validation to ensure product quality and reliability.
  • Document designs and lead technical reviews with stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Electrical / Electronics Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 3-5+ years in electronics hardware design, especially in inverter, energy, or power electronics.
  • Advanced knowledge of PCB design tools and best practices.
  • Proven experience with system-level integration and manufacturing-scale handover.
  • Exposure to field reliability testing (heat, drop, ingress protection).
  • Prior work with solar kits, IoT devices, or battery-powered products.

Qualities We’re Looking For:

  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
  • Detail-oriented and committed to quality and innovation.
  • Blends electronic precision with mechanical awareness.
  • Practical, hands-on thinker who can lead from design to test.
  • Fast learner and highly collaborative, especially with non-technical teammates.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: salpha@salphaenergy.com using the Job Position as the subject of the email.