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Skild AI

Robot type
Robot AI and Software
Location
San MateoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Sep 9, 2026
Salary
$180,000–$240,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Electrical Engineer

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to own electrical system integration across our robotics platforms. You will be a key player in electronics design for robot platforms and bridge the gap between software/firmware and kinematic motion and control. Additionally, you will be the internal expert for grounding, shielding, filtering, signal integrity, wireless integration, and EMC from concept through production. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who can make sound system-level tradeoffs as requirements evolve, balancing electrical performance, mechanical constraints, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and schedule without over-optimizing any single component.

Job responsibilities

  • Develop, test, and validate power and sensor electronics systems
  • Design and validate motor driver circuits and power electronics systems
  • Integrate and fuse sensor data, including IMUs, encoders, hall sensors, and temperature sensors at the PCB level
  • Define grounding, bonding, shielding, filtering, and cable strategies across the robot
  • Identify EMC risks early and drive practical mitigations before they become late-stage issues
  • Debug EMC and hardware issues using scopes, spectrum analyzers, probes, LISNs, network analyzers, and other lab equipment
  • Make system-level tradeoffs across performance, risk, cost, schedule, and manufacturability
  • Partner across EE, ME, firmware, controls, systems, manufacturing, and external labs and consultants

Job requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field, plus relevant work experience
  • Hands-on experience taking electrical hardware from concept through validation and production
  • Hands-on experience with EMC/EMI design, debugging, and test on complex hardware
  • Strong knowledge of grounding, shielding, filtering, signal integrity, and power integrity
  • Proficiency in power electronics design, motor drives, switching power, high-current DC systems, battery management, and analog circuit design
  • Strong understanding of sensor integration, including IMUs, encoders, hall sensors, and cameras
  • Experience with RF systems, antenna integration, coexistence, and impedance control
  • Strong PCB design and layout skills with a system-level approach to EMC problems

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