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Making the future of film equipment.

NODO’s offices in DTLA are growing and NODO is looking for talented engineers to help bring to life new ideas and innovation for the film industry and beyond.

About NODO Film Systems

NODO is a small business start-up in the film industry focusing on developing cutting edge film equipment for filmmakers. Our specialized products control cinematic camera movement, and we assemble all of our products in our Downtown Los Angeles offices. We maintain casual office hours in a relaxed atmosphere. There is pressure to deliver products that maintain an ultra-high quality, but the work environment is balanced and calm with an emphasis on making sure employees have the margin necessary for success. 

 
 
 

Electronics Engineer

Description

NODO is evolving their existing cutting edge motor architecture into a family of products and is looking for an ambitious entry to intermediate level Electrical Engineer to assist in the initial launch of a new product and to maintain the electronics through production. 

This is a full-time job offer with an initial 4 month trial period. After that period long term employment will be evaluated. It is the current expectation that a qualified candidate will convert into a long term position. 

Initial responsibilities will be to port existing schematics and layouts for motor drivers, power regulation, and communication circuitry into new form factors through prototyping and into production. Along the way, the EE should be able to do research and apply the research to help optimize the designs both for performance and cost. 

NODO practices minimally viable design production with a focus on fundamentals, and future flexibility via software updates. Over the course of prototype production, NODO emphasizes learning through failure in order to grow core company IP.  

As such, long term the EE job position will evolve in close connection with the product evolution. The EE will work closely with NODO’s owner/designer to take the existing designs to a new place. Over time, the EE will hopefully evolve to intimately know the core electrical technologies of NODO and grow to be an irreplaceable asset to NODO. 

About the Work Environment

The EE will work in the Design Office of NODO, which is a beautiful, sunwashed room overlooking the Historic Core of DTLA. They will work closely with Matt, the Operations Manager, and Boyd, the owner. 

Job Opportunities

This is an opportunity to work with a new type of motor, Printed Circuit Board Stator Motors. NODO was one of the first companies in the world to bring this modern generation of circuit board motors to the market with the Inertia Wheels MAX. And is a world leader in simulated inertia using motors. 

Job Responsibilities 

  • Taking circuit sketches and turning them into finished board designs for manufacturing

  • Helping choose more efficient/cost effective components for manufacturing

  • Adapting current circuit board layouts/architecture into new form factors

  • Maintaining board designs for production in today’s changing component marketplace

  • Working with production teams for quality control analysis and failure analysis 

Job Requirements

  • Able to travel to the Downtown Los Angeles office 4 days a week or as needed

Remote Work

NODO encourages office participation and allows remote work when the task can be performed from home. As this job involves physical prototyping and electronics, many facets of the job are not possible to be performed remotely and thus must be in the office. Employees are welcome to extend their vacation and work remotely so long as the tasks are organized/coordinated beforehand. 

Skills

  • Can work in Eagle (or can provide 3D models natively/dynamically in their workflow)

  • Emphasis on using switching transistors, MOSFETs, FETs for voltage regulation and motor drivers. 

  • Emphasis on current sensing.

  • Emphasis on debugging circuit boards.

Bonus Skills

  • Ability to perform low volume circuit board rework

  • UART and RS-485 understanding

  • Firmware/Software development skills

  • Experience with ESP32 and/or STM32

  • Experience with gate motor drivers

Experience

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar experience

  • Worked with boards that have gone into low volume or high volume production

  • Worked with MOSFETs

Benefits

  • 401K Program after 1 year

  • Healthcare subsidy after 5 months

  • Eligible for PTO