Hands-On Robotics Electrical Engineer - Build & Certify

Whelix; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Whelix in Boston seeks an Electrical Engineer to design, build, and maintain the robot's electrical system from power entry to wiring and boards. This is a hands-on role where you wire, power up, and debug at the bench and on the machine.

You will work with engineers and partners to create safe, documented production-ready systems, supporting site power checks and customer installs in Boston, MA. The role is full-time and on-site.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 1–2+ years hands-on experience designing or building electrical systems for machines, robots or instruments.

Responsibilities

• Wire enclosures and build harnesses for robots and power systems.
• Develop and document electrical architecture across hardware generations.
• Design electrical enclosure and robot wiring, including DIN-rail, breakers and fusing.
• Define site power for customer installs and high-draw equipment.
• Design and bring up custom PCBs for fluidics, thermal control and power distribution.
• Ensure motor and communication buses (CAN, EtherCAT, Modbus, USB) are reliable.
• Contribute to electrical safety design and certifications (UL 61010).
• Produce schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules and electrical BOMs.
• Build, test and debug prototypes at bench and on the robot.
• Assist with production and field support for installs and service.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Electrical system design

Wiring & harnessing

Diagnostics & debugging

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Scope & multimeter

Logic analyzer

Job description

Whelix in Boston seeks an Electrical Engineer to design, build, and maintain the robot's electrical system from power entry to wiring and boards. This is a hands-on role where you wire, power up, and debug at the bench and on the machine.

You will work with engineers and partners to create safe, documented production-ready systems, supporting site power checks and customer installs in Boston, MA. The role is full-time and on-site.