Electrical Engineer

About the company

Our client is a robotics company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the electronics of robotic machines from early requirements through design, bring-up, integration and production readiness. The role combines hands-on circuit and board work with system-level judgment and close collaboration with mechanical and software colleagues.

What you'll do

- Lead electrical subsystems from requirements through integration, including the trade studies that guide design decisions.

- Create schematics and layouts for mixed-signal boards covering sensing, motor control, power distribution and embedded processing.

- Bring up, debug and test electronics on physical hardware.

- Work with mechanical engineers on instrumentation and choose between custom boards and off-the-shelf components.

- Write firmware that gives software a dependable control interface.

- Coordinate with board vendors and contract manufacturers on manufacturability and yield.

- Set and uphold safety practices for the lab and build floor, and support compliance testing and certification.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- Degree-level training in an electrical discipline or a closely adjacent engineering field.

- Willing to work in person in San Francisco, California.

- Solid grounding in analog circuit design and analysis, along with digital design and computer engineering basics.

- Strong hands-on experience designing printed circuit boards.

Bonus points

- Track record of self-directed hardware projects or work in compact, fast-paced groups.

- Prior work on machinery or vehicles with moving parts, such as robotics, industrial automation or automotive systems.

- Familiarity with SPICE simulation.

- Experience debugging boards and complete hardware systems.

- Experience with high-power and high-voltage safety, EMI/EMC mitigation, compliance testing and safety certification.

- Low-level device programming covering motor control and data links, in C, C++ or Rust.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 130,000 to 170,000 per year

- Equity

- Relocation assistance available

Location and work model

- San Francisco, California, United States

- On-site, 5 days a week

- Full-time