About the Role
This hands-on Electrical Engineer role sits at the core of a small, fast-moving robotics hardware team building ground robots designed for the most demanding environments — hazmat, emergency response, industrial inspection, and defense. You'll own the electrical backbone of these systems end-to-end, working closely with mechanical and software engineers to deliver field-ready, high-reliability platforms.
What You'll Do
- Design analog and digital circuits including power regulation, signal conditioning, and sensor interfaces.
- Own the full PCB development lifecycle: schematic capture, layout, and bring-up.
- Define and maintain wiring diagrams, harnessing, grounding, and EMI/EMC strategies for robotic systems.
- Design and fabricate cable harnesses and enclosures engineered for field reliability.
- Support sensor selection and integration across thermal, gas, visual, RF, and related modalities.
- Run SPICE simulations for analog validation, noise analysis, and circuit stability.
- Execute and interpret tests for thermal load, EMI, and ruggedness.
- Troubleshoot and debug system-level electrical issues across hardware, software, and mechanical boundaries.
- Contribute to design reviews, documentation, and internal electrical standards.
- Engage directly with end users as needed to inform engineering direction.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of hands-on electrical design experience for robotics or embedded systems.
- Proven experience with analog and digital circuits, power distribution, and sensor integration on robotic platforms.
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout in Altium, KiCad, or Eagle.
- Experience designing robot bus and wiring harness systems, including harness fabrication.
- Solid background in thermal, EMI, and vibration testing and debugging.
- Background in aerospace, defense, industrial, or other safety-critical hardware environments is a strong plus.
- Comfortable working across hardware, software, and mechanical disciplines in a small team.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $100,000 – $150,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Austin, TX, United States.