Electrical Engineer Engineering Seattle

AIM Intelligent Machines, Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Job summary

AIM Intelligent Machines, Inc. is building autonomous robotic systems for industrial field use, combining electronics, software, and mechanics for rugged environments. This role focuses on designing electrical subsystems, validating power and sensor integrations, and improving system reliability in real-world deployments.

You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to move concepts into hardware that operates on jobsites worldwide, using lab and field testing to ensure performance and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 2+ years of professional electrical engineering experience.
• Experience with schematic design and PCB development.
• Familiarity with analog and digital circuit fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, and laboratory debugging.
• Familiarity with CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, or Ethernet.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Design & Develop Electrical Systems across sensors, compute platforms, power systems, and interfaces.
• Assist with schematic capture, PCB layout reviews, and board bring-up activities.
• Translate product requirements into practical electrical solutions.
• Support electrical integration across autonomy and mechanical systems.
• Perform hardware bring-up, testing, and validation with lab equipment.
• Debug electrical and system-level issues in lab and field environments.
• Assist with root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with software and autonomy engineers to integrate hardware and interfaces.
• Contribute to documentation, test procedures, and engineering best practices.

Skills

PCB Design

Schematic Capture

Embedded Systems

Lab Debugging

Oscilloscope

CAN Protocols

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE or related field

Tools

Altium

Job description

AIM builds autonomy for the real world—robots that move mountains. Our systems combine software, electronics, mechanics, perception, and mission-critical infrastructure into ruggedized machines operating on jobsites around the world. We replace manual, repetitive, and high-risk work with intelligent machines that transform how earthmoving gets done.

Electrical engineering is a critical part of these systems. Our autonomy hardware includes compute platforms, sensors, power systems, safety mechanisms, and wiring architectures that must perform reliably in harsh environments. We build electronics that operate through dust, mud, vibration, temperature swings, and the realities of field deployment.

We're growing quickly, scaling globally, and building the technology foundation that will shape the future of construction and autonomy. Learn more about AIM here.

About You

You're an engineer who enjoys building and troubleshooting real-world systems. You have strong fundamentals in electronics and enjoy seeing your designs move from concept to hardware operating in the field.

You have experience with PCB design, electrical testing, sensors, embedded systems, or system integration. You're comfortable working with oscilloscopes, multimeters, and other lab equipment to debug issues and validate designs.

You enjoy collaborating across disciplines and are excited to work alongside software, autonomy, mechanical, and field engineers to solve challenging problems. You take ownership of your work, seek feedback, and continuously look for ways to improve your designs.

You want to build technology where reliability matters and where your work directly impacts autonomous machines operating in real-world environments.

About Us Together

At AIM, you'll help solve electrical engineering challenges such as:

Integrating sensors, compute platforms, and embedded systems for autonomous machines

Designing and validating power distribution and protection systems

Developing reliable wiring and connector solutions for harsh environments

Supporting safety-critical systems that operate around people and heavy equipment

Debugging hardware issues that occur in both lab and field environments

Collaborating across software, autonomy, mechanical, and deployment teams

We'll move quickly, learn from failures, and continuously improve our systems based on real-world performance.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

Design & Develop Electrical Systems

Support the design and implementation of electrical subsystems, including sensors, compute platforms, power systems, and communication interfaces

Assist with schematic capture, PCB layout reviews, and board bring-up activities

Help translate product requirements into practical electrical solutions

Support electrical integration across autonomy and mechanical systems

Perform hardware bring-up, testing, and validation using oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, and other lab equipment

Debug electrical and system-level issues in both laboratory and field environments

Execute validation plans and document test results

Assist with root-cause investigations and corrective actions

Support System Integration

Work with software and autonomy engineers to integrate hardware and communication interfaces

Assist with CAN, UART, Ethernet, SPI, I²C, and other communication systems

Support sensor integration and troubleshooting efforts

Collaborate with field teams to understand and resolve real-world issues

Improve Product Reliability

Participate in design reviews and technical discussions

Help identify potential failure modes and reliability risks

Support environmental and reliability testing efforts

Contribute to documentation, test procedures, and engineering best practices

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

2+ years of professional electrical engineering experience

Experience with schematic design and PCB development

Familiarity with analog and digital circuit fundamentals

Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, and laboratory debugging

Familiarity with communication protocols such as CAN, UART, SPI, I²C, or Ethernet

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Ability to work effectively in a collaborative engineering environment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Altium or similar PCB design tools

Experience with embedded systems or MCU-based designs

Familiarity with sensors, robotics, automation, or industrial systems

Experience with wiring harnesses, connectors, or ruggedized electronics

Exposure to environmental, reliability, or compliance testing

Basic firmware development experience in C/C++ is a plus

Interest in robotics, autonomy, heavy equipment, or industrial technology

How You'll Stand Out

You enjoy hands-on engineering and solving difficult technical problems

You write clear documentation and communicate effectively across teams

You take ownership of your work and follow through on commitments

You approach debugging methodically and learn quickly from failures

You care about reliability, quality, and real-world performance

You're excited to work at the intersection of hardware, software, and robotics

What We Offer

Opportunity to build hardware that powers real-world autonomous machines

High-impact work deployed on customer sites around the world

Mentorship from experienced engineers across electrical, software, autonomy, and robotics disciplines

Competitive compensation, equity, medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and life insurance

Opportunities to travel to customer jobsites and see your work operating in the field

Why AIM?

Joining AIM, You Will

Help solve large-scale real-world challenges through autonomy and robotics

Work on technology deployed in production environments

Gain experience across hardware, software, autonomy, and field operations

Learn from a highly experienced multidisciplinary engineering team

Have significant opportunities for growth and increased ownership

Experience strong onsite collaboration in the Greater Seattle area

Have opportunities to travel to customer deployments across the U.S. and internationally