Embedded Systems Engineer - Hands-on Hardware (Early Career)

Noble Machines; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and other perks

Job summary

Noble Machines in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer for early career work in embedded systems and tools. You’ll design, bring up and debug embedded electronics, collaborating with mechanical, firmware and software teams.

This role targets new graduates with hands-on hardware experience from co-ops or internships. You’ll start with smaller boards and equipment, then tackle larger subsystems as you grow within a small, mission-driven robotics team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering completed by start date.
• 0–3 years of full-time experience; recent graduates welcome.
• At least two hardware internships or co-ops or equivalent hands-on work on student teams.
• At least one PCB designed (schematic and layout) brought up, in Altium, KiCad, OrCAD or similar.
• Experience with microcontrollers and interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART); able to read and debug firmware in C.
• Lab experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and soldering.
• A design portfolio with schematics, layouts, photos or write-ups of projects and contributions.
• Clear written communication and good documentation habits.
• Ability to work onsite in Sunnyvale five days a week.

Responsibilities

• Design schematics and multilayer PCB layouts for embedded boards, test fixtures and debug tools.
• Take boards from design through fabrication, assembly and bring-up; fix issues.
• Select and integrate MCUs, sensors, power circuits and interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB).
• Write firmware requirements for new boards and coordinate with firmware team.
• Design and build test fixtures, bring-up stations and diagnostic hardware used by the team.
• Support motor-control and power-electronics subsystems of robots.
• Design and test wire harnesses with connectors and proper routing; perform voltage/current checks.
• Debug hardware in the lab with oscilloscopes and analyzers; run validation tests.
• Work with PCB vendors on quotes and substitutions; keep BOMs updated.
• Collaborate with mechanical, firmware and software engineers to integrate hardware.

Skills

PCB design experience

Hardware prototyping

Clear written communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

OrCAD

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Soldering

CAN

Ethernet

USB

Job description

Noble Machines in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer for early career work in embedded systems and tools. You’ll design, bring up and debug embedded electronics, collaborating with mechanical, firmware and software teams.

This role targets new graduates with hands-on hardware experience from co-ops or internships. You’ll start with smaller boards and equipment, then tackle larger subsystems as you grow within a small, mission-driven robotics team.