Electrical Engineer — Exoskeleton Power & Controls

Socket.dev; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgerun is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own the electrical system of the world’s most advanced powered exoskeleton, worn by soldiers in active combat. You will design and bring up PCBs, manage power, and integrate sensors alongside firmware and mechanical teams.

The role demands a BS in electrical engineering, 4+ years of board bring-up experience, battery/BMS design, and hands-on bench work with scopes and logic analyzers in demanding field conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 4+ years designing and bringing up boards for field use.
• Experience with power and motor drive electronics for robots or similar electromechanical systems.
• Lithium battery and BMS design experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and bring up PCBs from schematic to working hardware
• Own the power system end to end: battery, BMS, the 48V bus, protection, and the harness
• Integrate the motor drives and take the electrical side of actuator performance
• Own the sensor stack: inertial sensors, foot pressure, and motor encoders
• Design for a device carried on a person all day, in dust, water, and cold, with parts that swap in the field
• Work directly with mechanical and firmware to close the loop between power, control, and structure
• Support field testing and turn failures in the field into changes to the boards

Skills

Power electronics

Motor drives

CAN bus

Signal integrity

BMS design

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Job description

Edgerun is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own the electrical system of the world’s most advanced powered exoskeleton, worn by soldiers in active combat. You will design and bring up PCBs, manage power, and integrate sensors alongside firmware and mechanical teams.

The role demands a BS in electrical engineering, 4+ years of board bring-up experience, battery/BMS design, and hands-on bench work with scopes and logic analyzers in demanding field conditions.