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Senior Electrical Engineer

fast-growing robotics startup Santa Clara, CA Direct Hire $150,000 - $250,000

Job Summary

Design and build core electrical subsystems for next-generation humanoid robot platforms. This high-ownership role involves making architecture decisions and driving subsystems from concept through production release at a fast-growing robotics company.

Essential Functions

  • Own end-to-end design of power electronics subsystems including battery management, power distribution, protection circuits, and DC-DC conversion
  • Create schematics and complex multi-layer PCB layouts (10+ layers) using industry-standard EDA tools, owning the full cycle from concept through prototype bring-up to production release
  • Design and validate motor drive circuits for high-performance actuation and sensor integration circuits for IMUs, encoders, and force/torque sensors
  • Drive DFM/DFA decisions and work directly with contract manufacturers to ensure designs are manufacturable at production scale
  • Collaborate daily with firmware and mechanical engineers on hardware/software interfaces, physical integration, and thermal constraints

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of electrical engineering experience
  • Deep PCB design experience with 10+ layer boards
  • Experience with power electronics design including battery management and DC-DC conversion
  • Hands-on experience with motor drive circuits and sensor integration
  • Experience working with contract manufacturers on production-scale designs

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in robotics or electromechanical systems
  • Background in high-performance actuation systems
  • Experience with thermal management in compact designs

Technical Skills

  • PCB design (10+ layers)
  • Schematic capture
  • Power electronics
  • Battery management systems
  • DC-DC conversion
  • Motor drive circuits
  • DFM/DFA
  • EDA tools
  • Prototype bring-up
  • Production release processes

Education & Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required. Advanced degree preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $150,000 - $250,000. Direct hire position with competitive compensation based on experience.

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