- Robot type
- Sensors and Components
- Location
- San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Jul 27, 2026
- Salary
- $154,000–$230,000 a year
Full-time
Staff Electrical Engineer
Job description
At Ouster, we design and manufacture LIDAR sensors for precision mapping, robotics, automotive, security systems, smart cities and various industrial solutions. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!
Job responsibilities
- Lead the hardware development for LIDAR innovation, drive the electrical system architecture, and execute on designs from concept to volume production
- Break new grounds in design and validation against constraints in size, weight, power, and functionality at the system and subsystem level.
- Drive the entire hardware lifecycle from requirements definition and schematic capture to layout completion, bring-up, validation and into high volume production.
- Identify and solve complex hardware failures and lead root-cause analysis on complex electrical issues
- Collaborate across hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams to deliver integrated, world-class sensor systems.
Job requirements
- 12+ years of experience designing, testing, and delivering complex and highly integrated electrical designs.
- Deep knowledge of modern analog and digital circuits
- Track record of architecting and delivering embedded SoC (DSP + ARM, or FPGA + ARM) systems, with deep knowledge of Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI, and USB.
- Expert-level with Altium (or similar), with specific, deep personal experience in HDI anylayer, rigid-flex, and high-density multi-layer PCBs taken to series production.
- Demonstrated ability to concurrently champion multiple projects at varying lifecycle stages.
- A commitment to developing clear documentation for design requirements, specifications, and test coverage to guarantee long-term reliability.
- Familiarity with board-level integration of custom analog ASICs or photonics-related electronics.
- Proficiency with scripting languages like Python for automated test and data analysis.