Electrical Engineer – Hardware & Controls

Nbutexas; Watertown (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nbutexas in Watertown, MA is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and support electrical and firmware systems for motion and robotic platforms.

You will work with motor controllers, drives, actuators, sensors, and feedback systems from concept through manufacturing, ensuring robust hardware/software interaction and reliable performance.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years of electrical or electromechanical system design experience.
• Experience with motors, drives, encoders, actuation, power electronics, or feedback/control systems.
• Strong electronics and closed-loop control fundamentals.
• Experience reviewing electrical schematics and custom PCBAs.
• Working knowledge of embedded firmware/hardware interaction.
• Experience in industrial automation, mechatronics, automotive, or robotics environments welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain electrical subsystems including controllers, drives, actuators, sensors, instrumentation, and feedback systems
• Support control-system tuning and calibration
• Specify and integrate motors, drives, encoders, and power electronics
• Review schematics and custom PCBA designs
• Troubleshoot hardware/firmware interaction issues
• Support production troubleshooting, test fixtures, and system bring-up
• Support BOM obsolescence and electrical design refreshes
• Robotics, medical devices, test/simulation systems, FPGA-based systems, industrial communication protocols, regulated environments, or analog signal conditioning/data acquisition experience.

Skills

Electrical fundamentals

Control systems

Embedded firmware/hardware

Mechatronics

Industrial automation

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Electrical Engineer – Hardware & Controls

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and support electrical and firmware systems for custom motion and robotic platforms. This position works with motor controllers, drive electronics, actuators, sensors, and feedback systems and supports products from concept through sustained manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain electrical subsystems including controllers, drives, actuators, sensors, instrumentation, and feedback systems
• Support control-system tuning and calibration
• Specify and integrate motors, drives, encoders, and power electronics
• Review schematics and custom PCBA designs
• Troubleshoot hardware/firmware interaction issues
• Support production troubleshooting, test fixtures, and system bring-up
• Support BOM obsolescence and electrical design refreshes

Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
• 5+ years of electrical or electromechanical system design experience
• Experience with motors, drives, encoders, actuation, power electronics, or feedback/control systems
• Strong electronics and closed-loop control fundamentals
• Experience reviewing electrical schematics and custom PCBAs
• Working knowledge of embedded firmware/hardware interaction
• Experience in industrial automation, mechatronics, automotive, or robotics environments welcomed

Preferred:

Robotics, medical devices, test/simulation systems, FPGA-based systems, industrial communication protocols, regulated environments, or analog signal conditioning/data acquisition experience.

Location:

Watertown, MA

Salary:

$100,000–$120,000 base, depending on experience.