Senior Electrical Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and iterate custom PCBs for the robot, from schematic capture through board layout
• Hands-on bring-up, debugging, and testing of electrical hardware on our current robot fleet
• Collaborate with the team to formulate electrical architecture and inform next-generation robot design
• Generate design documentation and lead design reviews
• Conduct bench modifications and rapid hardware prototyping to unblock development
• Engage with cross-functional engineering team members (mechanical, firmware, software) to fulfill and enhance performance requirements while optimizing hardware/firmware interfaces
• Support firmware integration, testing, and debugging alongside the firmware team as needed
• Work directly with fab houses and contract manufacturers to take boards from prototype through production, and design with EMC compliance in mind

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in electrical/hardware engineering
• Strong electrical and embedded systems fundamentals
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout (Altium preferred)
• Experience taking boards from prototype to production, including working with fab houses and contract manufacturers, and designing with EMC compliance in mind
• Hands-on experience debugging complex electro-mechanical hardware with tools such as scopes, logic analyzers, and DMMs
• Familiarity with communication protocols such as USB, I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, etc.
• Experience conducting bench modifications and fast development of hardware prototypes