Electrical Engineer

Robust.AI; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Robust AI is seeking an Electrical Engineer in California to own schematic capture and PCB layout for our warehouse robotics platform. You will debug hardware on our current robot fleet and help inform the design of the next generation of robots, adapting quickly in a fast-paced startup environment.

We value hands-on engineers who are comfortable wearing multiple hats and delivering robust, scalable hardware solutions that enable autonomous, safe, and scalable robotic systems.

Qualifications

• Experience designing hardware for robotics or automation environments.
• Strong debugging and fault-isolation skills across electrical and mechanical interfaces.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout for production-grade systems.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and contribute in a fast-moving startup.

Responsibilities

• Own schematic capture for the robot hardware.
• Own PCB layout and board bring-up for current and next-gen robots.
• Debug and bring up hardware on the existing robot fleet.
• Contribute to design discussions for next-generation robotic systems.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Hardware debug

Hardware bring-up

Robotics hardware

Job description

About you and this role

Robust AI is a fast-growing, early-stage startup founded in 2019 by an unsurpassed team of veterans in robotics, AI, and business. We are a collaborative group with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, seeking talented individuals who are just as excited about robotics and AI as we are! Help us redefine the very foundation of robotics and build robots that are smart, collaborative, robust, safe, flexible, and genuinely autonomous. As an Electrical Engineer at Robust AI, you will join a small, fast-paced team designing and deploying the next generation of warehouse robotic systems. You'll own schematic capture and board layout for custom PCBs, get your hands dirty debugging and bringing up hardware on our current robot fleet, and help inform the design of our next-generation robot. You thrive in ambiguity, move quickly, and are comfortable wearing multiple hats — the kind of engineer who's happiest when a scope, a soldering iron, and a stack of datasheets are all within arm's reach. You're excited about seeing robots deployed at scale, and you can pivot effectively as priorities shift in an early-stage startup environment. The base pay range for this role is between $160,000 and $200,000, depending on your skills, qualifications and experience.