Lead Electrical Engineer, Robotics Systems

Mind Robotics; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Mind Robotics in Palo Alto is seeking an Electrical Engineering Lead to own the end-to-end electrical architecture for our advanced robotic systems. This is a hands-on, deeply technical leadership role that drives schematic design, PCB layout, and low-level fault isolation from the bench rather than managing from a distance.

You will mentor the EE team and balance power electronics, motor drives, high-speed sensing stacks, and EtherCAT-based distributed actuation while partnering with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle board development for robotic, automotive, or electromechanical systems.
• Hands-on hardware design, layout, and debugging experience.
• Experience with EtherCAT distributed actuation and sensing.
• Deep expertise in power electronics or sensor front-ends.
• Strong EMI/EMC, grounding, and high-current protection knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale the EE team (power electronics, sensing, and electrical design).
• Own the robot’s end-to-end electrical architecture and overall electrical budget.
• Set EE design standards, review schematics/layouts, and arbitrate trade-offs.
• Partner with mechanical, firmware, and perception teams to translate requirements into hardware specs.
• Lead system-level electrical bring-up, fault isolation, and root-cause debugging.
• Establish scalable workflows for design reviews, ECOs, and roadmapping.
• Drive DFM/DFA and coordinate with PCB fabricators and CM partners.

Skills

Electrical engineering leadership

Schematic design

PCB layout

Fault isolation

Power electronics

Motor drives

Sensor front-ends

High-speed interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART)

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EtherCAT

EMI/EMC testing

PCB fabrication coordination

Job description

Mind Robotics in Palo Alto is seeking an Electrical Engineering Lead to own the end-to-end electrical architecture for our advanced robotic systems. This is a hands-on, deeply technical leadership role that drives schematic design, PCB layout, and low-level fault isolation from the bench rather than managing from a distance.

You will mentor the EE team and balance power electronics, motor drives, high-speed sensing stacks, and EtherCAT-based distributed actuation while partnering with