Electrical Engineering Pod Lead (Simulation & AI Systems)

About Us

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.

Role overview

We are looking for an Electrical Engineering Pod Lead to manage a team building simulation-based design challenges used to train and evaluate advanced AI systems.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining deep electrical engineering expertise with team ownership, technical oversight, and problem design. You will define quality standards, ensure reproducible simulation environments, and work closely with AI research teams to continuously refine problem design.

Commitments Required: 8 hours per day with an overlap of 4 hours with PST.

Employment type: Contractor assignment (no medical/paid leave)

Duration of contract: 5+ months

Location: Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam

Interview: take home assessment (60min) + short interview

Your Daily Responsibilities

• Guide and coordinate a team of engineers, ensuring consistent output quality, clear task ownership, and steady delivery progress
• Review and validate engineering problems and solutions, ensuring technical accuracy, realism, and appropriate complexity
• Define and maintain standards for simulation-based problem design, including documentation and expected level of rigor
• Act as the primary liaison with research and program stakeholders, incorporating feedback into ongoing improvements
• Design and contribute your own advanced electrical engineering challenges, setting the benchmark for the team
• Support and maintain reproducible simulation environments using containerization tools
• Oversee Python-based scripts used for validation, automation, and evaluation workflows
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to dependencies, environment setup, and version control
• Assist in running simulation workloads in cloud environments and ensuring stability of execution pipelines
• Monitor progress, identify risks early, and ensure blockers are addressed efficiently

Domain Expertise (at least one required)

• Analog / Mixed-Signal Design — amplifier design, data converters, noise considerations, circuit simulation

• Power Electronics — converter design, efficiency optimization, thermal constraints

• RF / Microwave — signal propagation, impedance matching, RF system design

• Digital Systems / FPGA / ASIC — RTL design, timing considerations, hardware/software interaction

• Embedded Systems — real-time systems, microcontrollers, peripheral integration

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

• 5+ years of practical experience delivering electrical designs from concept through validation

• Previous experience in a senior or lead role involving coordination or mentorship

• Strong scripting skills (Python or similar)

• Experience working with containerized environments (e.g., Docker)

• Familiarity with at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

• Hands-on experience with electrical engineering simulation tools

• Strong attention to detail and structured problem-solving approach

Nice to Have

• Experience creating technical exercises, assessments, or academic-level problems
• Familiarity with automated testing or CI/CD practices
• Exposure to AI systems, evaluation workflows, or data-driven model improvement
• Broader engineering exposure beyond core electrical domain