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Robot type
Robot AI and Software
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
May 27, 2026
Salary
$287,000–$423,000 a year
Full-time

Electrical Engineer, Robotics

Job description

Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and advancing toward AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world environments. Working across the full model and systems stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the physical constraints of real-world systems to improve people’s lives.

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Job responsibilities

  • Own significant portions of the electrical architecture for compact, highly integrated robotic and electromechanical systems, including sensing, communication, power distribution, and actuator interfaces.
  • Design and implement compact electronics spanning circuit design, component selection, PCB layout, bring-up, validation, and deployment.
  • Build and validate hardware in integrated robotic systems, driving issues from first observation through root cause and design resolution.
  • Partner closely with mechanical, firmware, software, controls, manufacturing, and research teams to deliver coherent system-level solutions.
  • Make thoughtful engineering tradeoffs across performance, size, power, reliability, manufacturability, and iteration speed.
  • Have 6+ years of experience developing electrical systems for robotics, consumer electronics, medical devices, wearables, cameras, or other tightly integrated electromechanical products.
  • Have personally owned hardware from concept through PCB layout, bring-up, validation, and deployment.
  • Enjoy designing compact, high-density electronics that must fit within severe mechanical constraints.

Job requirements

  • Experience with GMSL, MIPI/CSI, FPD-Link, or other high-speed camera interfaces.
  • Experience with multi-board robotic or electromechanical systems that include distributed sensing, actuation, and real-time communication.
  • Experience bringing hardware through EVT/DVT-style builds, low-volume production, or contract-manufacturer-supported builds.
  • Familiarity with writing bring-up, test, or diagnostic firmware in C, C++, Rust, or Python.

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