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Senior Electrical Engineer
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.