Electrical Engineer (All Levels)

Figure; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure is an AI robotics company in San Jose developing autonomous humanoid robots with human-level intelligence. We seek experienced Electrical Engineers to design and test critical hardware components of our Humanoid, including PCBAs, camera electronics, power distribution, and sensing systems.

Join a fast-moving team that values practical problem solving, rapid iteration, and high-speed hardware design, with a compensation package reflecting seniority and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of industry experience.
• Strong EE fundamentals with hands-on PCBAs.
• Mastery of Altium in schematics and layout.
• Proven HW debugging with documentation and rapid solution finding.
• Bonus: Camera electronics, high-speed boards (PCIe, USB, MIPI, 10G Ethernet), signal integrity, small form factors, LTspice, Python, embedded DSP/MCU/FPGA.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual designs and trade studies to support key design decisions.
• Design and validate PCBAs for critical components of the Humanoid like compute boards, camera electronics, power distribution boards, battery management systems, sensing boards, or motor controllers.
• Support the review of design artifacts (schematics, layouts, bill of materials…) from peers or external suppliers.
• Support system integration and test activities by contributing to test execution and debugging.

Skills

PCB design

HW debugging

Signal integrity

Embedded programming

DSP/MCU/FPGA

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

LTspice

Python

HDI design

Job description

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA

We are looking for experienced Electrical Engineers to design and test critical hardware components of our Humanoid.

Responsibilities:

• Develop conceptual designs and conduct trade studies to support key design decisions
• Design and validate PCBAs for critical components of the Humanoid like compute boards, camera electronics, power distribution boards, battery management systems, sensing boards, or motor controllers
• Support the review of design artifacts (schematics, layouts, bill of materials…) from your peers or external suppliers
• Support system integration and test activities by contributing to test execution and debugging

Requirements:

• Bachelor or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 2+ years of industry experience
• Solid EE fundamentals with hands‑on experience designing, building, and testing PCBAs
• Mastery of Altium in both schematics and layout
• Mastery of debugging HW issues. You know how to attack a problem, document, and come up with solutions quickly

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with Camera Electronics
• Designed high speed boards (PCIe Gen1-5, USB3/4, MIPI, GMSL, 10G Ethernet) with high current power supplies for compute modules
• Understanding of signal integrity issues and how to mitigate them
• Experience with very small boards (HDI, flex, rigid flex)
• Experience using LTspice and Python
• Embedded programming of DSPs, microcontrollers, and FPGAs

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $120,000 - $250,000 annually.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.